drubbing

Example Sentences

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Grant did not avoid responsibility for the drubbing he’d just taken.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The defending NBA champions are 3-0 against the Lakers this season, including a 43-point drubbing last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Broadcom’s stock rose in after-hours trading Wednesday following its fiscal first-quarter report, but that comes on the heels of a drubbing the shares have taken of late.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

After a famous win in their debut Super League fixture, York were brought back down to earth with a 46-14 drubbing by Leeds last weekend.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

He slept curled around the rusty nail, wind and rain drubbing his tired young body.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig