pummeling

Example Sentences

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In recent months, the rise of artificial intelligence has been pummeling stocks in such industries as software and finance, as investors fear that companies formerly regarded as invincible could be stormed by AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In her first picture, she stood in a one-piece on a boulder, smiling, a waterfall pummeling behind her.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

After a shock reverse against the lowly Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, the Knicks got back into their stride with a lopsided pummeling of the Sixers.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Over the weekend, states across the Midwest and the South were slammed by at least 100 tornadoes, all followed by baseball-size hail and pummeling rainstorms.

From Slate • May 22, 2025

He rambled on with this fraudulent recollection while Henry, pale and ill, endured his prods and backslaps as a well-trained dog will tolerate the pummeling of a rough child.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt