Sentence examples for has been punched from inspiring English sources
The plot has been punched up.
A relentless grid of windows has been punched through the old stone wall, as if the facade has been impaled on some kind of architectural iron maiden.
Jordan Jefferson is suspended from the team for the foreseeable future, which moves the junior college Zach Mettenberger has been punched up the depth chart a spot.
The first words of "Puss," from the 1992 album "Liar," are "Get me something to stop the bleeding," and it's soon clear that the bleeder is either the singer or a woman who has been "punched in the jaw".
The art to good hustling, Mr. Concepción added, is being able to distinguish between a merely open window and one that has been punched out (the diamondlike glint at the window's rim is the giveaway).
The ground beneath her neighborhood in the hills — near the airport and the upgraded, shimmering border fence patrolled 24/7 by American agents — has been punched full of holes for years.
Or consider tiny Jamaica, which, from Bob Marley to Usain Bolt, has been punching above its economic and military weight for decades.
Switzerland, a country whose population is no larger than New York City, has been punching well above its weight for some time now.
In the quest for headlines and certainty, the press has been "punching up" the news, turning scraps of dubious information into scoops.
I've been punched for being transgender.
