Sentence examples for expected punch from inspiring English sources

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In other words, if we sit too much, our workouts may lose some of their expected punch.

Indeed, as the Los Angeles Times points out, "Once largely relegated to slips of the tongue during live events, censored cursing has evolved into a pre-planned, or at least largely expected, punch line that's network-approved and no longer lowbrow". But will Spanish words ever be bleeped out?

The star witness in the Martha Stewart trial last night packed the expected punch for government prosecutors when he said he had been ordered to tip the businesswoman off that shares in the drug company ImClone were being dumped by its founder.

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Expect punch, bishops, flips, cups and cobblers, and food.

The image features an almost-definitely-not-there-when-you-arrive sexy lady (punch one), who distracts the viewer from noticing that the tight crop of the camera hides the fact that this pool is actually way smaller than you may expect (punch two).

You don't expect punches to be thrown and I don't think it was that bad.

Jackie Calmes, who covered Washington for the Journal, describes "a gnawing feeling" that she was expected to punch harder at Democrats and go softer on Republicans.

However, the research on omega-3 fats has been mixed, with their benefits, especially from omega-3 supplements, not packing the expected health punch (as has often been the case with supplements).

McCarthy has never been given the financial backing usually required to survive in the top flight, as if his teams were perpetually expected to punch above their weight even in the most lucrative league in the world.

Spurs played on Liverpool's nerves, although Karius, who remains an inconsistent presence, could hardly have expected his punch - when perhaps he should have caught - to be returned into the top corner of his net with such spectacular interest by Wanyama.

"If my good friend Dr Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch," Francis said while pretending to throw a punch in his direction.

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