How to Use fist pump in a Sentence

fist pump

noun

• The final hole, a par on the ninth hole, brought a smile and a fist pump.
  — Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022
• Cue Djokovic’s fist pump, his pounding the grass, his waves to the crowd.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
• And most of it with a fist pump, chest thump or a leap into the air.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2021
• Just a fist pump and perhaps a little shake of the head.
  — Will Graves, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2021
• The game was tied at 1, and Odor let out a fist pump and a yell toward his dugout.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2022
• Harris raised both his hands in the air and gave at least four fist pumps.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2019
• Still, Abreu isn’t the player that inspires fist pumps or a paroxysm of groans from the rest of the room.
  — Michael Beller, SI.com, 22 Feb. 2018
• Quite the save to keep his momentum and worthy of a fist pump.
  — Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022
• Smith then gave a fist pump in celebration and led the mob up the stairs to the third level.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2022
• Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stood at the dugout entrance with a smile and a fist pump.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2019
• Justin Rose made 11 straight pars, and finished with one that prompted a big fist pump.
  — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
• The putt, of course, elicited Tiger’s famous fist pump and a bear hug with caddie Steve Williams.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021
• No arms raised, no fist pumps and no passionate roar to match the crowd’s, either.
  — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
• Thomas made his par putt, stepping forward with a fist pump.
  — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2019
• The match was marvelous, with stunning shots, tense games and, from Nadal, dozens of his trademark fist pumps and screams.
  — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 11 July 2018
• Wood, making his fifth big-league start, offered a quick fist pump but not much more.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
• Siem offered a slow-motion fist pump walking off the 18th.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2021
• The golf legend was seen on in the stands giving his famous fist pump as her win was announced.
  — Brandon Griggs, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
• Kids with autism said their first words, blind surfers wowed the world popping up on boards and riding standing to the shore, fists pumping to the sky.
  — James Mulvaney, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
• Pineiro made all five of his kicks, including a 58-yard field goal in the third quarter that elicited a yelp and fist pump from him.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2019
• Cissé would do three (or 3.5, maybe) fist pumps and didn’t break eye contact with the camera even when the fist-pumping stopped.
  — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 19 June 2018
• Reed ended his round with a 7-foot, 11-inch par to save par and flashed a fist pump to a quaint but roaring audience.
  — Greg Levinsky, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2019
• McIlroy threw a Tiger Woods-like fist pump on 18 after making his 17-foot birdie.
  — Jesse Smithey, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2018
• The Bruins scored the game’s first 14 points, Singleton capping the run with a three-pointer and a fist pump as Asheville called timeout.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• There has been no Tiger magic, few fist pumps, only muted roars.
  — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2018
• Williams was in the perfect position to head the ball into the goal, complete with a fist pump afterwards.
  — Aria Gerson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2020
• Ninth inning Top: Alton Davis left the mound with a fist pump after a second strikeout of the inning.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 3 June 2023
• The spectators loved it and so did Nadal, who produced a multiple fist pump.
  — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 9 June 2019
• The only glimmer of emotion is a rare fist pump, which was Knight’s signature move.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
• When that statistic was brought up in the locker room, Griner gave a victorious fist pump.
  — Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, 8 July 2019

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024