How to Use fist in a Sentence

fist

noun
  • She pounded on the door with both fists.
  • He pounded his fist on the table in anger.
  • He defiantly shook his fist at the policeman.
  • And the husband-and-wife duo the War and Treaty pumped their fists.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
  • And the fists and the poles were right there at the bottom of my shoulder blades.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Then, two men can be seen pounding their fists on the hood.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • LeBron James popped out of his seat and pumped his fist.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Make a fist with your off hand and extend your non-working arm out to the side.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • The report also says the deputy then pushed Scott’s face away from him and punched her in the eye with a closed fist.
    — Warren Kulo | [email protected], al, 9 June 2023
  • Reach back with the arm of the same side and place your fist on your sacrum—the bony area at the base of your spine that connects to your pelvis.
    — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • That prompted Williams to smile and repeat the phrase while pumping a fist.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
  • At one point, a CSX driver pumped up his fist as the train crossed a road nearby.
    — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Her face was wide, cheekbones like fists, large blue eyes.
    — Ottessa Moshfegh, The New Yorker, 6 July 2023
  • The Cleveland man then swung his fists at the mother, who was trying to push him away.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • The trees and the trails, the birds and the breeze, the rivers and lakes and mountains and plains that remained the same, despite the fists of fear and chaos holding the world in their grip.
    — Lauren Melink, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • He's posted up at a bar with beers in front of him — ignore the human fists.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Sixx was seen fist pumping in the air with his strumming hand,while the bass part was playing.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Turang was pumping his fists and fired up around the bases, then got a curtain call from the fans.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Joe pumps his fist in victory, then tells you to leave Kate alone.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Hold your arms slightly above your torso, with your hands in fists.
    — Men's Health, 26 May 2023
  • Down 14 points in the fist nine minutes Saturday night?
    — The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Lundell lifted his hands into the air, beckoned for the crowd to cheer and then pumped his right fist.
    — David Wilson, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • This apparently angered the male as his response was to strike the V w/a closed fist in the face.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Then grab handfuls of rice with straight fingers and squeeze them into a fist.
    — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The unknown subject then struck the 87-year-old victim in the jaw with a closed fist, pushing him backwards.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • In the morning of the earth’s creation, 385 million years ago, before Príncipe's fist of rock punched up from the ocean floor, the fish walked out of the sea on its fins.
    — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
  • In the 16 years since, Hamas has ruled the Gaza Strip with an iron fist, seeking to impose sharia law on the population.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • During the news conference, Little held up the piece of concrete, roughly the size of his fist.
    — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Nationals started the game with a bang, producing three fist downs on their first three snaps.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 4 Feb. 2023
  • By the way, my cousin’s father (my uncle, on my mother’s side) was known to raise his fists to his wife and children.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024

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