batter
Example Sentences
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Cold weather and snow are expected to batter much of the country over the weekend, threatening energy infrastructure and snarling travel patterns.
The wicketkeeper batter was left stranded on 93, but his knock proved the glue that held Sri Lanka's innings together after the top order wobbled against England's spin.
From Barron's
On this measure alone, United would, as Rooney said, "batter them".
From BBC
The trigger of the latest protests was the collapse in the value of the local currency, the rial, which drove up import costs and fueled inflation in an economy that was already battered by sanctions.
Years of deflation battered the yen and cut profits for Japanese companies.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
