punch in

verb

punched in; punching in; punches in

: to record the time of one's arrival or beginning work by punching a time clock

Examples of punch in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hotel vestibule camera shows Mitchell repeatedly punched in the face, struck with broom A camera inside the hotel vestibule captured what happened next. —

Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024 Hot 100 with an incomplete first week of tracking, thanks to otherworldly levels of excitement around it as the knockout punch in the increasingly fevered back-and-forth between Kendrick Lamar and rival-to-the-north Drake. —

Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 24 July 2024 The German immigrant, who had tried to intervene to prevent the assault, was also punched in the face, cops said. —

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024 Upon instruction from Brown, Parker was allegedly punched in the face and chest and kicked in the head for over 10 minutes. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for punch in

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