drubbed

Example Sentences

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Those moves happened while the Rangers were in the midst of getting drubbed 6-3 by the division rival Capitals, with the background distractions creeping into New York’s play.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023

It was a bit of déjà vu — Arleta trying to stop Stanley in its first game of the season for the second year in a row, getting drubbed by Granada Hills in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022

The two have met twice this century, both in Fiesta Bowls, both occasions for Notre Dame to wind up drubbed.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2022

Indian shares ended lower on Friday to post their biggest weekly decline in more than two years, drubbed by worries that rapid increases in interest rates to tame stubborn inflation could derail economic growth.

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2022

But this I plainly perceive, that he cited me like an angel, and drubbed me like a devil.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Motteux, Peter Anthony