Example Sentences

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It’s no Rumble in the Jungle, but watch out for the uppercuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

One after the other, the girls trained with Ayub, shifting from right to left jabs, hooks and uppercuts at his command.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

"I've tried to stay present, but the past jumped into my head and the future jumped into my head as well. I gave myself a few uppercuts and tried to stay present," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Drakeo and his crew held their own: exchanging jabs and uppercuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

High John danced between the iron monsters, tangling them up as they lunged at him and leaving them twisted in rusty knots, juicy targets for my hooks and uppercuts.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia