clobber

At least they don’t reach out to clobber nearby cars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Instead, he will hit lazy pop-flys, or yank a ground ball to the pull side, or simply foul off mistake pitches he’d typically clobber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

But for UW to take pressure off its precarious pass defense, the Huskies must consistently clobber opponents up front.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

That’s a relief, particularly given how the movie tries to clobber you into submission.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

He—tentatively at first, until he knows I’m not gonna clobber him again—gets a big hand under each of my armpits and helps me to my feet, then puts his arm around me for support.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Game 3, with Muncy back in the lineup, he clobbers the Giants, again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

Popular media hasembraced the terms, using them when a snowstorm clobbers an area that usually gets little snow.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 11, 2022

Mickelson’s not quite out of it, three back of Mattiace as he clobbers his drive on the 15th.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 25, 2020

Malnutrition clobbers the immune system, leaving the victim more prone to infections and more likely to die from them.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2017

That line of hers clobbers me over and over.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Afridi was clobbered for a six and a four as Brook raced through the "nervous nineties" in two balls, going from 90 to 100 before raising his bat.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

The shares of UnitedHealth, Humana and other health insurers were clobbered on Tuesday after a preliminary payment proposal for Medicare Advantage fell way short of analyst expectations.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026

When Indiana clobbered Alabama in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal last week without a single five-star recruit on the roster, the result hammered home one fundamental truth about Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

Apartment owners, especially small ones, said they have been clobbered by the rising interest rates, inflation and insurance costs of the past several years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

“What’s this?” said Scooter, drawing back and almost getting clobbered.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

The shift of manufacturing jobs to less expensive states in the South, or to Asia, started clobbering many Midwestern factory towns in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Weatherald was in fine early touch, clobbering a series of boundaries from Carse whose radar was off, bowling too short and wide.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

Myers, however, was all over it, clobbering a no-doubt grand slam to left that stunned Chavez Ravine into silence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025

Instead, I remember winning a card tournament, clobbering baddies with finesse, collecting enough Chocobo feathers to finally purchase that rare saddle.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

Out in the dust-clouded yard, Riker’s tyrannosaurus leaned down and gobbled up a man in a prison uniform, then swept its tail in a wide arc, clobbering two knuckleskulls and sending their riders flying.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older