Examples of haymaker in a Sentence
He was knocked down by a haymaker to his jaw.
dealt his opponent a haymaker that sent him reeling across the boxing ring
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Videos from the festival shared on social media showed violent brawls, women throwing haymakers and wrestling with each other, and piles of trash growing on the beach.
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
Of course, Barkley delivered haymakers in the form of a 62-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and a 78-yard touchdown run in the fourth at a time when Hurts was less effective while hobbled by a knee injury.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
In what may well be considered the game of the year, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson traded dizzying haymakers until the final whistle.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
The final haymaker came on Texas’ next possession when Quinn Ewers led the Longhorns all the way down to the Ohio State 1-yard line.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
Of course, Barkley delivered haymakers in the form of a 62-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and a 78-yard touchdown run in the fourth at a time when Hurts was less effective while hobbled by a knee injury.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
In what may well be considered the game of the year, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson traded dizzying haymakers until the final whistle.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
The final haymaker came on Texas’ next possession when Quinn Ewers led the Longhorns all the way down to the Ohio State 1-yard line.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Haymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haymaker. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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