Punching is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Punching in a sentence
Related words
Punching meaning
- gerund of punch
- An incident in which someone is punched.
Using Punching
- The main meaning on this page is: gerund of punch | An incident in which someone is punched. | gerund of punch
- In the example corpus, punching often appears in combinations such as: and punching, punching him, punching the.
Context around Punching
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 16 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Punching
- In this selection, "punching" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, people, repetitive, power, down, skills and although stand out and add context to how "punching" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 700 after punching a window and accused of punching a man. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "punching" sits close to words such as catastrophe, chartered and chilling, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with punching
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Amparo’s counter-punching prowess was on full display. (9 words)
But, the wife is seen kicking and punching the dying husband. (11 words)
Carra had hand injuries police said were consistent with punching the wall. (12 words)
This is a subtlety that tends to escape today’s so-called free speech warriors, a group that reaches into government, which focuses on new restrictions to punching down, and tends to see fewer problems with rules that might prevent people punching up. (43 words)
A man who won the presidency by painting Hillary Clinton as a criminal, who spent every day of his presidency punching down on those with the least privilege, who has arguably fostered more division and vitriol than any other figure in my lifetime. (43 words)
A small, tear-drop-shaped "speed bag" is used to hone reflexes and repetitive punching skills, while a large cylindrical "heavy bag" filled with sand, a synthetic substitute, or water is used to practice power punching and body blows. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
This is a subtlety that tends to escape today’s so-called free speech warriors, a group that reaches into government, which focuses on new restrictions to punching down, and tends to see fewer problems with rules that might prevent people punching up.
A small, tear-drop-shaped "speed bag" is used to hone reflexes and repetitive punching skills, while a large cylindrical "heavy bag" filled with sand, a synthetic substitute, or water is used to practice power punching and body blows.
Kyokushin karate requires advanced practitioners to engage in bare-knuckled, full-contact sparring allowing kicks, knees and punching although punching to the head is disallowed while wearing only a karate gi and groin protector.
They are prohibited from holding the ropes for support when punching, holding an opponent while punching, or ducking below the belt of their opponent (dropping below the waist of your opponent, no matter the distance between).
A former soldier from Derbyshire carried out an unprovoked attack on a Peak District pub landlord, punching him to the ground and kicking him in the face.
Although last week's Qatar victor Fabio Di Giannantonio challenged him Bagnaia held his nerve and eased over the line, punching the air in delight as he recorded his seventh win of the campaign.
A man carried out a prolonged assault on another man, dragging him from his car and punching him, then returning to attack him again.
A MAN has been ordered to pay out almost £700 after punching a window and being caught with cannabis.
A man who won the presidency by painting Hillary Clinton as a criminal, who spent every day of his presidency punching down on those with the least privilege, who has arguably fostered more division and vitriol than any other figure in my lifetime.
Amparo’s counter-punching prowess was on full display.
Army Private Travis King, 23, was accused of punching a man several times in the face at a club on September 25, 2022.
A West Ham fan also known as “Knollsy” protected the staircase to the stands by punching multiple individuals.
Because he had a Serbian ID, he says, they yelled at him "This is Kosovo!" before punching him in the stomach.
Body camera footage from the police, the papers say, showed her balling up a fist and punching an officer just eight minutes later.
Brute Douglas Joyce, 35, is seen in footage punching his victim in a sickening attack after he'd followed him into a back room of a pub, leaving him seriously injured.
But the future king, who boxed during his time in the military, turned down an offer to spar with Ms Bryden, 18, after watching her powerful punching in the ring.
But the pair got to him first and launched an attack, punching and kicking the teen.
But, the wife is seen kicking and punching the dying husband.
Candace Owens: "If I could get away with punching one person in the face and have no consequences, it would be President Zelensky" pic.
Carra had hand injuries police said were consistent with punching the wall.
Common combinations with punching
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and punching 20×
- punching him 19×
- punching the 18×
- punching and 17×
- of punching 14×
- punching bag 11×
- punching her 11×
- repeatedly punching 10×
- by punching 9×
- before punching 9×