Examples of the the word, jab , in a Sentence Context

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  1. Rico. Early in the first round Trinidad's strategy consisted of using his, jab ,while Sheriff did not try to directly engage in the offensive. Coming out of
  2. A cross-counter is a counterpunch begun immediately after an opponent throws a, jab , exploiting the opening in the opponent's position *Overhand (over cut or drop
  3. Dying, IBM actually licensed EISA for use in a few server systems. As a final, jab ,at their competitor, Compaq (leader of the EISA consortium) didn't cash the
  4. Strikes below as well. Foot-thrust (This) The foot-thrust or literally" foot, jab ," is one of the techniques in Muay Thai. It is mainly used as a defensive
  5. To effectively execute this style. To beat this style fighters like to, jab ,their opponent's shoulder causing the shoulder and arm to be in pain and to
  6. Was instead permanently expelled from Trinity College. In a final, jab ,at the environment he had come to despise, Burton reportedly trampled the
  7. The" one-two combo ". This is usually an effective combination, because the, jab ,blocks the opponent's view of the cross, making it easier to land cleanly and
  8. Or" right ", especially if it does not cross the opponent's outstretched, jab , * Hook – A semicircular punch thrown with the lead hand to the side of the
  9. The American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves. For a time, the Wolves took a, jab ,at the Hawks with the slogan," We Play Hockey The Old-Fashioned Way: We
  10. Showcased comedian Jack Sakai as" Benzine Napoleon ", dictator of Bacteria,a, jab ,at Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Denouncing dictatorship, greed,hate, and
  11. Hand is retracted quickly to resume a guard position in front of the face. The, jab ,is recognized as the most important punch in a boxer's arsenal because it
  12. Reducing head damage. The only head punch that a fighter is susceptible to is a, jab ,to the top of the head. The body is open, but most fighters who use this style
  13. Same side as the oncoming punch. For example, if an orthodox fighter throws a, jab ,(being the left hand),the defender will make a slight tap to redirect the
  14. Pre-empting an attack e.g. with defender using disruptive techniques like, jab , foot-thrust or low roundhouse kick, generally called a" leg kick" ( to the
  15. To a cross aimed at the body) or to set up a hook. The cross can also follow a, jab , creating the classic" one-two" combination. The cross is also called a "
  16. May on some occasions not be penalized, this is in the umpire's discretion. A, jab ,tackle for example, might accidentally lift the ball above knee height into an
  17. In the first round, Leonard rocked Benitez with a left hook that came off a, jab ,and right cross. Late in the third, Leonard dropped Benitez on the seat of his
  18. That the teal tongue came from" feeding Panthers to our Jaguars" — an obvious, jab ,at their expansion brethren. During the Jaguars' first ever preseason game
  19. Fought a brilliant tactical fight, keeping Holy field off balance with a long, jab ,and peppering him with combinations almost at will. Although most observers
  20. Many had hoped would be a classic turned out to be one-sided as Lennox used his, jab ,and superior reach to score a dominant knockout victory over" Iron Mike. " By
  21. Bas which is used to strike the opponent's lead leg). #direct bra savant (, jab , lead hand) #direct bras arrive (cross, rear hand) #crochet (hook, bent
  22. In rapid succession to form combinations or" combos ". The most common is the, jab ,and cross combination, nicknamed the" one-two combo ". This is usually an
  23. Round scored a knockdown. In the fourth and fifth rounds Trinidad used his, jab ,consistently, gaining control of the fight's tempo in the sixth round. The
  24. And 114-114),but it was also a controversial one. Ruiz was convinced that his, jab ,/ combination-punch technique had given him a clear victory. He demanded that
  25. Host of new characters. The first, Tracey Pullman: A Class Act, took a humorous, jab ,at the British class system, and co-starred Monty Python alumnus Michael Pain.
  26. Commitment or large weight transfers. Due to its relatively weak power,the, jab ,is often used as a tool to gauge distances, probe an opponent's defenses
  27. Became a subplot in the Seinfeld episode" The Cartoon ", as well as a playful, jab ,in an episode of The Simpsons," The Sweetest APU ". In April 2005,the
  28. Needed to move the body. Punches There are four basic punches in boxing: the, jab , straight right/left hand, hook and uppercut. If a boxer is right-handed (
  29. According to an agreed upon theme that was, and continues to be a satirical, jab ,at anything or anyone unlucky enough to draw the attention of the critical eyes
  30. The two most common kicks in Muay Thai are known as the this (literally" foot, jab ,") and the the Chiang (kicking upwards in the shape of a triangle cutting
  31. And Joaquin immediately wrote an" exceedingly elegant" mass on it as a, jab ,at him. Canonic masses came into increasing prominence in the
  32. Of several bristling exchanges. In rounds seven and eight,Hagler's southpaw, jab ,was landing solidly and Leonard's counter flurries were less frequent. Round
  33. One would expect to encounter pirates. On the other hand, the title was also a, jab ,at the theatrical pirates who had staged unlicensed productions of H. M. S.
  34. Definite shift in his tactics from the first fight when he focused more on the, jab , This time around the 3 Judges did score the fight unanimously (115-113
  35. And his opponent, fighting with faster, longer range punches, most notably the, jab , and gradually wearing his opponent down. Due to this reliance on weaker
  36. Martial arts mean the full range of western boxing punches are now used: lead, jab , straight/cross, hook,uppercut, shovel and corkscrew punches and overhands as
  37. Quickly and the guard position resumed. It can be used to counter punch a, jab , aiming for the opponent's head (or a counter to a cross aimed at the body)
  38. I was moving," Leonard said. " And Room! I snapped his head back with a, jab , Room! I snapped it back again. He tried to get me against the ropes,I'd
  39. And the sudden weight transfer is what gives the cross its power. Like the, jab , a half-step forward may be added. After the cross is thrown, the hand is
  40. To Extinction ", a song about canned hunts (which many believed was a, jab ,at Metallica frontman James Hatfield and his love for hunting),and "
  41. Expansions of the acronym EMACS, such as" Escape Meta Alt Control Shift" ( a, jab ,at Emacs's reliance on modifier keys). Others have posited that this acronym
  42. His height advantage to beat Liston to the punch with his own lightning-quick, jab , Suggesting the possibility that the Liston corner deliberately attempted to
  43. The third, Leonard dropped Benitez on the seat of his pants with a stiff left, jab , More embarrassed than hurt, Benitez got up quickly. Benitez started to do
  44. A quick, straight punch thrown with the lead hand from the guard position. The, jab ,is accompanied by a small, clockwise rotation of the torso and hips, while the
  45. Soft parries to change the direction of a strike (e.g. a downwards tap to a, jab ,) so that it misses the target * Avoidance – moving a body part out of the way
  46. S bobbing head—but he missed punches and could not work inside, could not, jab , could not mount an offense to keep Duran at bay. Duran was awarded a unanimous
  47. Performed with a characteristic backwards lean) low only #direct bra savant (, jab , lead hand) #direct bras arrive (cross, rear hand) #crochet (hook, bent
  48. The waiting crocodile below. Just before his defeat, however,he takes a final, jab ,at Peter by taunting him about his" bad form ". Peter, with the callousness of
  49. A common example would be distracting an opponent's focus via a fake, jab , following up with a powerful attack at the opponent's legs and punching.
  50. Clubs and Carnival groups create colorful and creative costumes that take a, jab ,at the political or cultural characters of the times. On São Miguel Island

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