pounded

Example Sentences

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Waves are not expected to be as big as those that pounded the shore last week and led to the deaths of two people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

The interview was interrupted several times by weather and audio issues as torrential rain pounded the roof, making it difficult to continue the conversation.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Iran is being pounded by two powers whose aircraft it is powerless to stop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Chicken cutlet starts with either a boneless chicken thigh or a boneless chicken breast that’s covered with cling wrap and pounded to even thickness.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

Anger pounded and squeezed and bruised my heart.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas