lashing

Example Sentences

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He is increasingly lashing out for fear that voters will ditch him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Things are not going well at the moment, so he’s lashing out.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Bursting forward with intent, Murillo held off two challenges before lashing a superb low strike past Ederson into the far corner from 25 yards.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Rather than lashing out, Obama addressed the controversy in his trademark measured tone, framing the episode as part of a broader moral decline in American public life.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

We peeked out the window and saw he’d cut down a whole stand of sugar cane by lashing it with his belt.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver