pummeled
Example Sentences
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In an industry that hasn’t seen traffic come back since COVID-19 and was further pummeled by the Palisades fire last year, it was a welcome sight for Lisa Powers, the restaurant’s operations manager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Our expectations of normalcy were pummeled into submission long ago.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
The company—once synonymous with Las Vegas Strip decadence—has been pummeled by a downturn in the city’s fortunes and disruption from online gambling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
They’ve already been pummeled by years of high inflation.
From MarketWatch ● May 2, 2026
Liza was a good plain cook, and her house—it was always her house—was brushed and pummeled and washed.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
