How to Use fist in a Sentence

fist

noun
  • She pounded on the door with both fists.
  • He pounded his fist on the table in anger.
  • He defiantly shook his fist at the policeman.
  • The fist in the throat is crazy.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Trump clapped, waved and raised his fist.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Smith stood up and pumped her fist to the chant.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Vande Kolk slammed his fist on the desk.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • An iron fist in a velvet glove.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Make fists and bring them under your chin.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 28 May 2026
  • Like on the next play, with an elbow or fist?
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Martin stuck the trick and threw a fist through the air.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Pare raised both hands, balled in fists, pumping away.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Make a fist and extend your clenched fist at arm’s length.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Of course there's a black power fist on the side of the car.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • That’s about the same width as an outstretched fist held against the sky.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The crowd cheered, the owner pumped his fist, and the stats piled up.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Yang Guoliang said, his hands clenched in fists.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Mother kissed Lance’s tiny fist.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Henry ends up in a fist fight just three people in.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • To increase your heart rate, make a fist and pump your arms or grip hand weights.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Sabalenka turned to her box and pumped her fist.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • At one end of the ice was the brother, pumping his fists.
    — Julia Frankel, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Henry comes up fists flying and pounds the man to a pulp.
    — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Sanchez struck the defendant with an open hand or closed fist.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Democrats flocked there to raise their fists and pound the podiums.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Gaze at the curled little fists, the perfect nails.
    — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • Hold your arms slightly above your torso, with your hands in fists.
    — Men's Health, 26 May 2023
  • That's when two men jumped in, and fists started flying.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Not just clapping, but pounding his fists against his chest.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • And the fists and the poles were right there at the bottom of my shoulder blades.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023

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