pummeling

Example Sentences

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After a shock reverse against the lowly Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, the Knicks got back into their stride with a lopsided pummeling of the Sixers.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Miami is so set on pummeling the quarterback, in fact, that it eve disrupts their practice routines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Over the weekend, states across the Midwest and the South were slammed by at least 100 tornadoes, all followed by baseball-size hail and pummeling rainstorms.

From Slate • May 22, 2025

Released in 2023, the band’s ninth album, “One More Time…,” showcased the trio’s signature blistering guitars, pummeling drums and songwriting prowess.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

And other sounds came to them on the pummeling wind—the roaring beat of an engine, the creak and howl of great masses of wood being crushed together, human cries.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman