batter

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Shares have been battered ever since Super Micro’s co-founder and two others linked to the company were charged with illegally smuggling chips to China.

From Barron's

I suppose you could keep the plate umpires around for aesthetics, let them keep the mask and call foul tips and hit batters, but that’s lame.

From The Wall Street Journal

Only one bridge still links Tyre to areas further north, along a narrow, battered coastal road winding between banana plantations and orange trees.

From Barron's

Randall and starting pitcher Ben Lewis held Corona’s top four batters hitless with eight strikeouts.

From Los Angeles Times

Analysts note the regime is battered but intact, still controls the Strait of Hormuz and could access its nuclear materials buried deep under rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal