battering
Example Sentences
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Officers used battering rams to force entry to several properties as parents walked past with their children on the school run.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Discovery could lead to massive job losses, battering an already fragile L.A. entertainment economy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
But for many investors it’s been a painful period, as the recently uberpopular semiconductor sector takes a battering.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Indonesia's currency has taken a battering from surging energy costs caused by the Middle East war.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
My dad barrels out of the living room like a battering ram, Mom and Rosemarie fluttering behind him.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
