batter
Example Sentences
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England remain just as confident they can win the T20 World Cup despite their unconvincing group-stage performances, says batter Will Jacks.
From BBC
"Got the scan and there's no break there or anything like that, so it's just a bit battered and bruised, much better than I thought, to be honest."
From Barron's
Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.
From Barron's
Greeting visitors is a dire panorama of nonfunctioning wells, battered pipelines and empty storage tanks, among other markers of decline.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a batter clearly playing to his strengths, even if he insists it was not premeditated.
From BBC
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