beat up
Example Sentences
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On the flip side, he said, they keep getting beat up by the ocean and costing taxpayers millions of dollars to repair or replace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
After the incident, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agent was "beat up" and "bruised", adding ICE officers were "following protocols that we have used for years" from before the Trump administration.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
Another wrote, “People driving beat up, dime a dozen F150s have ruined it for people who were doing genuine restorations and such.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
I started changing the beat up a little bit and doing crazy stuff — just trying it and it was working.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
It had probably beat up its fair share of demons and also punished a bunch of souls.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
