punchbag

/ ˈpʌntʃˌbæɡ /

noun

1. a suspended stuffed bag that is punched for exercise, esp boxing training Also called (US and Canadian)punching bag

Example Sentences

Bar the occasional appearance from interim chairman John Gilligan, Clement has been front of house, a human punchbag for all the ills of Ibrox.

From BBC

Olympic bronze medallist Clarke, 32, honed his craft as part of the TeamGB set-up and through winning multiple amateur titles, whereas Wardley only began hitting a punchbag aged 22 while still working in recruitment.

From BBC

Now Emmanuel Macron has gone one further, releasing photos of him hitting a punchbag with bulging biceps in a show of his strength in action.

From BBC

In a statement on X on Monday, formerly Twitter, Mr Barrowman said his family were being "treated as a punchbag" for the "lamentable failures" by ministers when procuring PPE and said they had received death threats and online abuse.

From BBC

Some television news showed looped videos of Thaksin exercising in the grounds of his Dubai mansion late last year, pounding energetically at a punchbag while attempting an occasional high kick.

From Reuters