batter
Example Sentences
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For the last two years, the country -- already known for its brutal inequality -- has been battered by double digit inflation, characterised as the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
From Barron's
Dame Helen Mirren hopes to repair a broken cello that belongs to a care home she supports, while author Julia Donaldson seeks to restore a a battered toy farmhouse that inspired her books.
From BBC
Conway also became just the 10th batter in Test history to score a double hundred and a hundred in the same match.
From BBC
Nathan Lyon bowls Harry Brook for 30 after the England batter's attempt at a reverse sweep is missed, leaving England on 177-4 on day four of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
From BBC
I would venture that this is how many people think about print dictionaries: as battered, well-traveled relics that they like to have around, or at least would feel guilty about throwing away.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.