sucker punch

verb

sucker punched; sucker punching; sucker punches

Synonyms of sucker punch next

transitive verb

: to punch (a person) suddenly without warning and often without apparent provocation

sucker punch noun

Examples of sucker punch in a Sentence

One of them sucker punched me.

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This looked like a team that had just absorbed quite a sucker punch. —

Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 That elicited a response from Miller, who jumped Marchand to defend Hughes, only to eat a few gloved sucker punches after Marchand somehow extricated himself from the pile. —

Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024 This immediately became one of my favorite coming-of-age films of the year, and with its sucker punch runtime, everyone can and should give it a stream. —

Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024 This revelation is a sucker punch, a damning indictment of an audience that has been rooting for Catherine's downfall. —

Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sucker punch