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
The “restart timeline is a stubborn mule,” Raj told MarketWatch, and “repumping the battered energy heart is a multiyear demolition derby, not a weekend DIY.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 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
Only one bridge still links Tyre to areas further north, along a narrow, battered coastal road winding between banana plantations and orange trees.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Taran began, as he noticed a black and battered weapon at Gwydion’s side.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
