shellacking
Example Sentences
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The shellacking that big bank stocks have taken as of late could be an ominous sign about what’s next for the economy.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
North Carolina’s season began on Labor Day with a 48-14 shellacking by TCU in prime time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
England eventually ended with their second-largest ODI victory in terms of runs, just behind a 242-run shellacking of Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018.
From BBC • May 29, 2025
“We needed that,” he said, “to help us get over that shellacking we took in Game 2.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024
I, meanwhile, stayed home on Euclid Avenue, living upstairs from my mother as another leaden Chicago winter descended, shellacking the trees and sidewalks with ice.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
