How to Use pounder in a Sentence

pounder

noun
  • This is a 10 pounders, not that big.
    — Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The 6-foot-7, 338-pounder took the phone out of her hands.
    — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • The 5-foot-10, 203-pounder has pulled eight home runs.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • An 8-pounder will take 1 hour and 20 minutes.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 27 Nov. 2025
  • But the hot, sultry south in summertime calls for a porch pounder.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • But the 5-foot-11, 229-pounder still packed a punch with his hands.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • Cut turkey breast open to 1/2-inch thick, using a meat pounder to even it out.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The 6-3, 290-pounder is a college prospect.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The 6-2, 260-pounder was an all-leaguer.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The 7-foot, 270-pounder was 9 of 11 at the free-throw line.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 May 2026
  • The 6-4, 270-pounder is a two-time all-leaguer.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The 6-4, 241-pounder can play off-ball linebacker and on the edge.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The junior 120-pounder isn’t done, either.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The 6-foot-3, 185-pounder has more than 50 offers.
    — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 11 June 2026
  • Netflix’s first big original release of the month aims to be a thrilling dystopian pulse-pounder.
    — Travis Bean, Forbes, 6 June 2021
  • The 5-6, 180-pounder is extremely strong for his size.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The 6-foot-6, 304-pounder was a two-year starter at left tackle for Utah.
    — Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The 6-5, 320-pounder was a three-star recruit out of an Iowa high school.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The 6-5, 320-pounder was a three-star recruit out of an Iowa high school.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • The 6-foot-3, 240-pounder can line up, and win, pretty much anywhere.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • The 6-4, 280-pounder is a Boise State commit.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Use a flat meat pounder—not a meat tenderizing mallet, which has spikes—to pound out the breast to an even thickness.
    — Cathy Whims, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The 6-5, 312-pounder started 24 games at right guard across the last two years.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • If yours are too thick, place them between two sheets of plastic wrap and gently pound them with a meat pounder to an even ½-inch thickness.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The 289-pounder may not have taken it to house, but that play could have flipped the momentum of the game.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The 6-foot-3, 240-pounder can bench press 455 pounds and squat 605.
    — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
  • The 6-4, 243-pounder could be used in a hybrid role with his rare gift of elite power and speed.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Then the lineup rolled back to the top — and the Bears’ two outstanding 106-pounders.
    — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • They were armed with two 6-pounder QF cannons and 3 Hotchkiss machine guns.
    — Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
  • The 6-foot-3, 212-pounder is stuck on one goal and zero assists, with no points in his last six games.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

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