How to Use punch in in a Sentence
punch in
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That’s gotta be a punch in the gut to the hitters on the other side.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 29 May 2023
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His shirt was torn and he was punched in the face, the complaint said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
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Yun was allegedly punched in the face and fell to the ground.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
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Siler warned the freshman that he would get punched in the face if his legs hit the ground.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
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Oregon tried to punch in a touchdown with 1:22 left in the game.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2022
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So this year, grass and trees have formed a one-two punch in the May weather.
—Jack Nimesheim, The Enquirer, 31 May 2023
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If a White Claw is a gentle pat on the head, a Negroni is a punch in the mouth.
—Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2020
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Casey Bullock punched in a 4-yard TD to give the Eagles a 14-7 lead.
—cleveland, 27 Aug. 2023
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The victim said she was punched in the face three times and may need surgery as a result.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
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Stephan and Clase are Francona’s one-two punch in the eighth and ninth innings.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 14 July 2023
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Brace your abs like you’re about to be punched in the gut and walk for a prescribed distance.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
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Again, why not go under center and just punch in the ball?
—Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2022
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Others wore mouth guards that swelled their lips as though they’d just been punched in the face.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
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Mash the throttle to the floor, and the CT4-V Blackwing blasts off the line with a bit of wheelspin and a nice punch in the backside.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 13 May 2022
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Gain can be seen in the video getting thrown to the ground and punched in the head by another teen girl.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
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As the pantry opens for the day, Lawrence Aquino stocks Minute Maid punch in preparation for client pick-up.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2023
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Aria requires a room key to punch in your floor number.
—Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
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Here is a guy who literally begs to get punched in the face.
—John Semley, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
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On May 7, a 69-year-old woman was punched in the face in an attack on the Upper East Side.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 24 May 2024
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In one case, an officer was punched in the chest while trying to break up a fight.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
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Nothing can deter his joy in movement — not even the fear of being punched in the face.
—Marina Harss, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
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The woman tried to stop the man and was punched in the face, sustaining a fractured cheekbone, Nguyen said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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But most of the time, the drone gets there first — rushing to a set of GPS coordinates punched in by the controller.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 5 July 2023
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Shah said she was targeted with bear spray while others were punched in the face.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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The 16-year-old victim suffered contusions to his ribs when he was punched in the chest, records state.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 10 Aug. 2023
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My first glass of black, undiluted, pure robusta was a punch in the neck.
—Alina Simone, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2022
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The news last summer hit his friends like a punch in the gut: Malachy McCourt had entered hospice care.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
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This was a serious punch in the mouth and now the Bears’ path to Arlington is almost all but sealed shut.
—Michael Haag, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2022
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Prosecutors said King, 35, took a 13-year-old’s cell phone and punched in his own number.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
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The stories landed like a one-two punch in The Post newsroom, raising even more alarm and upping the panic level at the newspaper to new heights.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 18 June 2024
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