battered
Example Sentences
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Tucker Corp. collapsed after being battered by investor-fraud charges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Strong winds battered the country from Saturday afternoon through the night, with the Met Office recording a top wind speed of 73mph in Buchan, Aberdeenshire.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
A production outage is expected to ripple through depleted U.S. aluminum stocks in the coming months, further putting pressure on prices—which have already been battered by tariff challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Luis Ramos, a 26-year-old New York City resident, told AFP he was already feeling battered by the high cost of living.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
There, hidden by shadows, was a large, battered trunk, of the sort that people brought on long sea voyages.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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