battered
Example Sentences
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Strong winds battered the country from Saturday afternoon through the night, with the Met Office recording a top wind speed of 73mph in Buchan, Aberdeenshire.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
A production outage is expected to ripple through depleted U.S. aluminum stocks in the coming months, further putting pressure on prices—which have already been battered by tariff challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The years of higher-than-expected prices have battered US households.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
US consumers have been battered by years of higher-than-expected inflation post-pandemic, with inflation still significantly higher than the central bank's long-term two-percent target.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
I saw roads choked with dilapidated cars, motorcycle rickshaws, and battered minibuses that served as public transportation.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
