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
Luis Ramos, a 26-year-old New York City resident, told AFP he was already feeling battered by the high cost of living.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Oracle’s stock has been battered by a factors like a widespread software selloff and concerns about the company’s pivot to AI cloud computing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
These sectors have been battered by the headlines in private credit, as Barron’s Andrew Bary wrote recently.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
A dusty desk sits to my left and there are battered bookcases all around me.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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