batter
Example Sentences
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I don’t know what is in the batter.
From Salon
The town, built on unstable terrain, was battered by a powerful storm which hit southern Italy last week.
From Barron's
The regime was battered by the 12-day June war and a tightening of sanctions on its oil exports last fall.
The former England Test captain averages 99 in that early phase of his innings, the best for any full member batter in the world.
From BBC
Spinners Rashid, Liam Dawson and Will Jacks took two wickets each as the bowlers took control and managed to put the pressure back on the Sri Lanka batters.
From BBC
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