beating

Example Sentences

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“This is a political question: Would it look like you’re beating up on somebody who lost their home in a fire?” she asked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Scotney won her first title - the IBF belt - in 2023 when beating Cherneka Johnson and a rematch at a different weight could be of interest.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Crokes Cross shares the record for longest-priced winner with Blowers, which won at the same price at Exeter in December, beating the previous record of 250-1, set at Kelso by Equinoctial in1990.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Hartford County’s economy took a beating after the housing bubble popped in 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Not just anything. The blue ribbon, for beating that Shagufta Chaudhry,” Naano repeats, and I decide that Shagufta Chaudhry must be her sworn enemy.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan