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Punchbag meaning

  1. Synonym of punching bag.
  2. A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, and suspended so that swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts.

Using Punchbag

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of punching bag. | A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, and suspended so that swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts. | Synonym of punching bag.

Context around Punchbag

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Punchbag

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a punchbag for the 1× like a punchbag by the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the husband of 1× yesterday barrowman tried 1×

Common sentence endings:

during the pandemic 1× the uk authorities 1×

Words around Punchbag

Just before it in the word index:

punchard 2 punchable 7 punch 1.598 puncak 7 punarnavi 2 punani 3

Just after it in the word index:

punchbowl 21 punchcutting 2 punched 755 puncher 30 punchers 10 punches 611

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Punchbag

  • In this selection, "punchbag" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a punchbag for the and like a punchbag by the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "punchbag" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with punchbag

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Yesterday Barrowman tried to win sympathy by taking to social media to claim his family have been treated “like a punchbag” by the UK authorities. (25 words)

The husband of Baroness Mone said his family have been “treated as a punchbag” for the “lamentable failures” by ministers when procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

The husband of Baroness Mone said his family have been “treated as a punchbag” for the “lamentable failures” by ministers when procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. (29 words)

Yesterday Barrowman tried to win sympathy by taking to social media to claim his family have been treated “like a punchbag” by the UK authorities. (25 words)

Example sentences (2)

The husband of Baroness Mone said his family have been “treated as a punchbag” for the “lamentable failures” by ministers when procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic.

Yesterday Barrowman tried to win sympathy by taking to social media to claim his family have been treated “like a punchbag” by the UK authorities.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "punchbag" in a sentence?
An example: "The husband of Baroness Mone said his family have been “treated as a punchbag” for the “lamentable failures” by ministers when procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "punchbag" from authentic English texts.
What does "punchbag" mean?
Punchbag means: Synonym of punching bag.
How many example sentences with "punchbag" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "punchbag", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.