How to Use punch out in a Sentence

punch out

verb
  • The rest of the track is bright, with high synth lines that punch out.
    — PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Through the first six outs, the lanky southpaw punched out three.
    — NOLA.com, 23 May 2018
  • The windows were punched out and then the thieves entered them.
    — Amber Jayanth, The Enquirer, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Use a drinking straw to punch out two holes in the top of each cookie.
    — Lyda Jones Burnette, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The driver’s-side front window was punched out, but nothing was stolen.
    — Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2019
  • The window was removed and a door lock was punched out, police said.
    — Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • After a wayward drive, Morikawa had to punch out from the pine straw.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Gather up dough scraps, reroll, and punch out more biscuits if needed.
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
  • Use a roughly 1-inch round cutter to punch out doughnut holes.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2018
  • Entry was gained by punching out the key holes on the passenger side door.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2018
  • Entry was gained by punching out the key holes on the passenger side door.
    — Deborah Kadin, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Someone had punched out the door lock to get inside the vehicle.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 8 May 2020
  • Due to this, when the shift ends there’s always a long line of people waiting their turn to punch out.
    — Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The sponge is baked in one large sheet and then punched out into perfect little circles.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The scene takes all of the punch out of the jokes and ridicule that were common following the trial.
    — Karen Han, Vox, 7 July 2018
  • The Buffs clocked in, put in a full four quarters of good work – for the first time this season – and punched out.
    — Brian Howell, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2019
  • Use a hammer to lightly bang against the back of the screwdriver and punch out the plastic plug.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 4 May 2017
  • But the writers said the diversion took the punch out of the climactic fight, so the scene was cut.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 19 July 2019
  • But how many will have ideas for helping Americans be able to punch out at 67?
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
  • But two plays later, Drake Maye was lunging forward on a run and had the ball punched out.
    — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Jonathan Loaisiga punched out five in two innings, and Chad Green struck out the side in the ninth.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Their return gives the Hawkeyes a formidable one-two punch out of the backfield.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 29 July 2019
  • Chubb’s next carry was a 44-yard run, but he was chased down by Jonathan Jones, who punched out the ball.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2019
  • He's punched out 84 batters and allowed only 58 hits.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The horn section sounds deep and crisp, punching out riffs on Kupka’s brawny bari foundation.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But Minnesota United’s goalie dove to the right to punch out Ziegler’s low shot.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 July 2019
  • Slowly, each of the men drilled tiny holes around the air vents in the back of their cells, then punched out a portion of the wall large enough to wiggle through.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Sale punched out his 11th and 12th Giants in the seventh inning.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The reason for the transfer is that Jud, in a fit of justifiable pique, punched out a fellow priest.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Tiger fired his tee shot at the par-5 11th well left into some deep rough and was forced to punch out to the fairway with his second.
    — Nick Schwartz, For The Win, 31 May 2018

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