battering

Example Sentences

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Internet access took a battering ram to information’s door, sending dizzying amounts of data our way overnight.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

“I worry that these attacks are battering the institution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

On June 11, he wrote: “Every time I read about the battering ram incident I’m just floored at how wild that is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Estée Lauder shares have also taken a battering lately.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Finally I fell asleep and dreamed there was a German soldier battering at the trapdoor.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein