Vic Myles had never been one to pull a verbal punch.

With all three of her fiancés - in fact, with most people - she had held herself back, pulled her verbal punches.

In all your life, I've never known you to pull your verbal punches.

As officials on both sides traded verbal punches, their armies were locked in heavy fighting on several fronts.

And once again, the verbal punches are flying.

Fifteen years ago, they exchanged verbal punches.

He threw a few rude verbal punches at Rutgers fans last month, calling them "miserable" and "ignorant."

For example, when the Vice President threw a verbal punch at his leading Republican opponents here today, he kept the gloves on.

Carl absorbed the verbal punch and then answered quietly, "All right."

He leaned back in surprise, as if her verbal punch had hit him squarely in the mouth.