Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punches
Verb
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Vanderbilt missed its first three shots despite having good looks before Nickel knocks down a 3-pointer on an offensive rebound.—
American Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Tamra Judge steps up to the line and, like Judge Dredd with hair extensions, knocks down two dozen or so targets in 27 seconds, seemingly without missing a shot.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tour The Decorations At The Davis Mansion The Davis Mansion is a beautiful example of Greek Revival architecture that's worth visiting any time of year, but particularly at the holidays when the staff decks the halls with festive displays.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
5 Dec. 2025
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From perfectly frosted cookies to meticulously wrapped gifts, no one decks the halls quite like Claire.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The durable and velvety soft tanning mitt is designed to keep self tanner off your palms and hands.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But replays showed the ball was still in his hands as time expired.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Temperature and rainfall determine how much pollen is released and how quickly levels spike.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Russia has managed to recruit 30,000 men a month, levels that Ukraine, with only a quarter of Russia’s population, has struggled to match.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Anna, in a cardigan and a messy bun, has ordered a box of editions of The Ladder, a magazine launched in the fifties, published by the first lesbian-rights organization in the United States.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Some politicians have even proposed invoking Article 7 of the Treaty of the EU, a legal measure that could revoke Hungary's voting rights in the bloc.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Apple kicks vibe coding app out of App Store, escalating crackdown.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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As the month unfolds, your curiosity kicks into high gear with Mars and Mercury moving through Aries and your third house of ideas.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lower both knees until the back knee is close to the floor.—
Jim Diehl CSCS,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If a company dumps toxic waste into a local river and your children get sick and die, there is no value lost, there are no damages, no liability—the ultimate rationale for Milton Friedman’s externalization of costs.—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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As a demo, one of the artisans dumps a sack of more than 200 bones (a gray fox, incidentally) into a random jumble on a workbench.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Sucker punches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker%20punches. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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