drub

Example Sentences

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Bass bounded into office in 2022, buoyed by a broad coalition and Democratic wall of support that helped her drub billionaire mall mogul Rick Caruso, despite Caruso massively outspending her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Bass took advantage of the new political landscape to drub her rival, notching a nearly 10-percentage-point margin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2022

On March 2, Le Batard began the local hour with a lengthy investigation into how the Los Angeles Lakers managed to drub the Miami Heat the night before, putting up 131 points.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2018

After all, the rule of thumb for a century has been drub the bums and play .500 against top teams.

From Washington Post • May 30, 2016

When he happened to drub some companion or acquaintance on the opposite side, he was ever ready to express his regret at the circumstance, and abused, them heartily for not having treated him first.

From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William