pummel

Example Sentences

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If oil prices go significantly higher, that could pummel spending and employment, prompting the Fed to cut rates to prevent a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

This week, investors became very worried that rapidly-advancing AI capabilities offered by companies like Anthropic are going to pummel any company with services that include enterprise software.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

An unusually brutal winter storm is set to pummel more than 160 million Americans from Friday, as a stretched "polar vortex" sends a devastating blast of Arctic air, bringing heavy snows and freezing rains.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Exports to the US have doubled over the past decade, but tariffs of 10% to 40% would pummel manufacturers in Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

On account of the heat, there are still a few actual bathers on the beach, but I am content to sit in shorts and T-shirt and watch the ocean pummel the sand.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich