batter

Example Sentences

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They are part of a cost-cutting drive by the world's biggest chemical company, which has been battered by high energy costs in Germany, weak demand and massive overcapacity on global markets.

From Barron's

I liked the way Arsenal responded to their setback against Wolves by battering Spurs.

From BBC

Glasnow pitched two-plus innings, retiring the first six batters before coming out after giving up a single to start the third inning.

From Los Angeles Times

In April, a group of Inuit hunters encountered the battered Advance and its sickly crew.

From Literature

The debut of the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System this season, which allows pitchers, catchers and batters to appeal strike-zone calls, assures that there never will be.

From The Wall Street Journal