Sentences with phrase «like punch»

I really like the punch of color the wreath provided instead of the picture.

When we hear of an affair, our immediate response can feel like a punch in the stomach.

Such a refusal can feel like a punch in the gut, maybe even the final blow to your relationship.

-- Huffington Post «Like a punch to the gut.

Having an employee resign can sometimes feel like a punch to the gut.

Also if you're a bit of a thalassophobe (afraid of the sea) like me, then the simultaneous awe and horror you'll feel should you fall beneath the waves will hit you like a punch to the gut.

They added guarana, a South American berry that packs a caffeine - like punch.

She definitely looks like a Punch - and - Judy hitter, not really a power hitter.»

«The last six months have been more than a reminder, it's been like a punch in the nose.»

The odor hits like a punch and triggers a memory: I recall a day in Western Massachusetts on a friend's farm, turning earth with a pitchfork.

The placement of this painting with the gorilla is like a punch in the face as you exit the large gallery space.

His radicalized photography is saturated with deep color, rich texture, and intricate composition, producing a pulsing political energy that is undeniable, «Like a punch in the face!»

Many of the text - based works in the show read like punch lines, spoofing on the seriousness of the art world, exhibition titles, and process art.

This first image names a couple things that we haven't seen elsewhere like Punch - Out!!

Seeing games like Punch - Out!!

For those seeking a more refined and competitive ARMS experience you'll want to use a standard controller, either by inserting the Joy - Con into the grip or using the excellent Pro Controller.With this configuration players control the game more like Punch - Out, with each arm being controlled by a different mutton.

«A game like SpeedRunners is difficult to make entertaining on a livestream, while turn - based games like Punch Club are much easier to create your own stories.

ARMS is a truly unique experience that digs into my nostalgia with games like Punch Out!

A first person fantasy adventure game that plays like Punch - Out!!

Like Punch - Out!!

Every time you die in Super Meat Boy, it feels like a punch in the stomach.

Games like Punch Out!

Famous games, like Punch Out, even without the code, Contra, the Metal Gears of the world, even Kung Fu, one of the original eight - bit titles, you'd get to a certain level but you couldn't get past it without buckling down and putting some hours into the game.

It's one of those games Nintendo didn't really seem to care to give much promotion to (they were more concerned with things like the Punch - Out reboot at the time), but the people who did pick it up said it's enjoyable.

Just like a punch card from your local cafe, each purchase on a travel rewards card counts toward an eventual freebie, be it a flight, hotel stay, or African safari.

Nothing truly changes behavior like a punch in the pocketbook.

A six - speed automatic is the sole transmission offered, but as we discovered while flinging the XKR - S Coupe about in Spain, the gearbox is quite good, and happy to «crack off shifts with a hammer - like punch.»

With Jaguar's rotary gear selector twisted all the way to the right to the sport setting, the transmission will crack off shifts with a hammer - like punch.

The effect of student — teacher demographic match on teacher expectations,» feels like a punch in the gut.

Granted, there are mechanisms in place to evaluate teacher performance, but many of these value - added measures feel more like punch lists than professional reviews.

«From the producers of Sideways» is how this carefully sensitive drama is billed - but I'm afraid that, though decently intentioned, it has nothing like the punch or the non-PC incision of that movie, or anything else by Alexander Payne.

Wearing the armor gives the wearer special powers like a punch that can destroy players and buildings, a huge jump, and increased health and shields.

For those of us who grew up playing games like Punch - Out, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, and Street Fighter 2, this is film's love letter to video games, or perhaps its long overdue apology, since Hollywood has proven incapable of successfully adapting a game franchise.

By taking the material so seriously, both actresses ultimately transform this jaunty, vengeful pseudo-satire into something actually sobering — a tragicomedy that, at its best, stings and then aches like a punch in the face.

Chalamet delivered the most earnest speech of the evening, dedicating much of it to another winner in the crowd, Paul Thomas Anderson He fervently ran down the list of Anderson movies that changed his life, like Punch - Drunk Love, then clarified that they're not working together on anything — but he would totally be open to it, wink wink.

The film functions like a punch in the mouth to every Obama voter that went to Trump.

They may feel like stories you've heard before, but they are so well made, the feelings on display may hit you like a punch to the gut.

Refn is never lily - livered when it comes to depicting violence with shocking flair, not only lighting it as all get - out but making sure we feel every brutality like a punch to the gut.

The subject of «Holy Rollers,» Hasidic Jews working as drug runners, sounds like a punch line, but it's based on a true story.

Like its punch - drunk protagonist Antoine Fuqua's ode to blood sport sure can throw a powerful jab but its technique fails considerably when on defense.

Sometimes the next big thing feels like a punch in the face Down at the cavernous Ryerson Theatre on Toronto's opening Saturday, early word was explosive: Hardcore galvanized its first - in - the - world midnight crowd, spurred a multimillion - dollar bidding war and polarized critics (we loved it).

I long for him to do something interesting like Punch - Drunk Love again, but -LSB-...]

Director Ramin Bahrani really cuts to the chase in his tale about an evicted construction worker (Andrew Garfield) who winds up working for a shady realtor (Michael Shannon) during the recession that hit many homeowners like a punch in the gut.

CHICAGO — David Gordon Green's «Your Highness» was like a punch to the gut — an unqualified train wreck from someone who had been correctly dubbed one of the best working filmmakers.

For nearly two decades, Sandler has alternated blockbuster comedies (many of which he co-wrote) like Big Daddy, You Don't Mess with the Zohan and Grown Ups with more movies outside his comfort zone — critically - acclaimed, respectable adult fare like Punch - Drunk Love and Spanglish.

How would you categorize a movie like Punch - Drunk Love?

Terence Davies and Tom Hiddleston on The Deep Blue Sea: «Like a punch to the solar plexus» - Toronto film festival video

You could make the argument that his habit of producing low - brow comedy makes it a total surprise every time he delivers something like Punch - Drunk Love or Funny People, but the truth is that Sandler's always been great — and we should stop acting like compelling performances like The Meyerowitz Stories are the only proof we have that he doesn't suck.

But then rather like Punch - Drunk Love, when PTA does comedy, don't expect hearts and flowers.

He actually gave all the cutesy animal elements a logical and very powerful reason for being included, and wound them up for an ending that was like a punch in the stomach.