battered
Example Sentences
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Scotland battered England and then dipped against Wales.
From BBC
A column here last week reminded readers that the U.S. faced a similar dilemma in 1945: how to convince a battered and irretrievably weakened Japan that the war was over.
Europe’s economy is languishing and its once-vibrant car industry is getting battered by Chinese competition.
The United States has seen stubbornly high inflation since the pandemic, with households battered by years of higher-than-expected prices.
From Barron's
I'm keeping my battered bowler hat under the table in case you grace us with another round of radio brilliance.
From BBC
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