How to Use punch in in a Sentence

punch in

verb
  • We both got punched in the face.
    — EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • This kitchen packs a punch in a small space.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Just punch in your email and wait for more.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
  • She got punched in the face for this and didn’t back out.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Sometimes a punch in the mouth is good.
    — Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • How is that for a punch in the eyeballs?
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • He was punched in the stomach and tied up.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
  • There’s getting punched in the mouth.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes a team needs to get punched in the mouth.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The victim was first punched in the face and then slashed in the face.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • His shirt was torn and he was punched in the face, the complaint said.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Jones punched in a 1-yard touchdown to cap that drive.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The reproach was like a punch in the gut, Spring said.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Yun was allegedly punched in the face and fell to the ground.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
  • When one detainee approached a guard, he was punched in the face.
    — Mike Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This small portable vape still packs a big punch in terms of vape hits.
    — Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Siler warned the freshman that he would get punched in the face if his legs hit the ground.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • That’s gotta be a punch in the gut to the hitters on the other side.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 29 May 2023
  • Others wore mouth guards that swelled their lips as though they’d just been punched in the face.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • There is a gate box where people can punch in the code to open the gate and let them in.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2025
  • Then, in episode five of the series, Polizzi was punched in the face.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Ducks got punched in the beak Friday.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
  • Another was punched in the face.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • So this year, grass and trees have formed a one-two punch in the May weather.
    — Jack Nimesheim, The Enquirer, 31 May 2023
  • The victim said she was punched in the face three times and may need surgery as a result.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Though both players threw a punch in the fight caught on video, no one appeared to be hurt.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
  • Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • One was punched in the face and another struck with a glass bottle.
    — Mark Prussin, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Rodgers needed just three plays to punch in his second touchdown of the day.
    — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The actor appeared to throw a punch in a fight with the crowd and was briefly knocked to the ground.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024

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