Example Sentences

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Then I throw a good splitter to Rooker and he fisted over first at like 60 miles per hour.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

“My parents experienced such loss at the fisted hands of authoritarianism that the American law enforcement officer stood as a tangible symbol of safety and the rule of law in our new home.”

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Louis built his championship boxing career in Detroit, where they have honored him with a monument known as “The Fist” — a 24-foot-long sculpture with a fisted hand suspended by a 24-foot-high pyramid framework.

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2022

One out later, Drury fisted a soft single over a drawn-in infield — the ball landed at the back of the infield dirt behind second base.

From Fox News • Aug. 12, 2021

His other, fisted hand was pressed against his mouth like a child’s.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi