sucker punch
verb
sucker punched; sucker punching; sucker punches
: 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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Temperatures rose above 90 degrees Fahrenheit — a sucker punch to those sweltering in their homes, unable to turn on air conditioning as power outages stretched on for days.
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 July 2024
Video footage captures a heated exchange before one of the men sucker punched the rapper, which turned the scuffle into a brawl.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 2 July 2024
As the surprised man turns around, his assailant sucker punches him in the face, knocking him to the ground.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 17 May 2024
And before the start of the 2022 season, Green’s behavior was the talk of the NBA after video leaked from a Warriors practice in which he sucker punched teammate Jordan Poole in the face during an argument.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 July 2024
Video footage captures a heated exchange before one of the men sucker punched the rapper, which turned the scuffle into a brawl.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 2 July 2024
As the surprised man turns around, his assailant sucker punches him in the face, knocking him to the ground.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 17 May 2024
And before the start of the 2022 season, Green’s behavior was the talk of the NBA after video leaked from a Warriors practice in which he sucker punched teammate Jordan Poole in the face during an argument.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Sucker punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sucker%20punch. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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