punching bag
noun
an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
punching bags
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pluralof punching bag.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The thud of fists walloping punching bags reverberates through the gym from morning until evening.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
So, Garcia tricked out his garage in Porter Ranch to be his personal playpen — each inch packed with punching bags galore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Essentials like boxing gloves, punching bags and skipping ropes have long been hard to come by.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2023
His “Yara Training Bag,” from around 1990, incorporates painted boxing gloves, punching bags, a samurai sword and an acupuncture model — elements from Yara, Graves’s invented martial art form.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
In the darkness, the players spent Saturday morning as punching bags for the coaches’ derisive comments.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
