battered
Example Sentences
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Their tattered remnants, barely held together with patches and stitching, are poignant metaphors for a battered will that keeps fighting even as protections wear thin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Late last week, "unprecedented" rainfall battered Japan's Chiba prefecture near Tokyo, leaving 10 people dead and stranding thousands at Narita Airport.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Software stocks have been battered by concerns of artificial intelligence threatening traditional software-as-a-service business models, with new products from the likes of Anthropic boasting capabilities in cybersecurity, human resources and more.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
US households have been battered by more than five years of elevated prices since the pandemic hit, and the July data is still well above the Federal Reserve's long-term two-percent target.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Included in his suitcase was a battered suede cap bought in Kansas City shortly after the war.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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