shellacking

Example Sentences

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The Lakers lost by almost 30 points per game in their four-game series against the Thunder during the regular season, and one of the games was a 43-point shellacking.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Trade-driven gains for industries such as textiles or jewelry are more than offset, markets-wise, by the shellacking India’s IT outsourcers are taking from the global software selloff.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

It is the prospect of an almighty shellacking that prompts so many of the conversations about Sir Keir's future.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

That’s because Darnold was standing on the other side of the field, wearing a No. 14 Seahawks jersey and a broad grin, as Seattle unleashed a comprehensive shellacking of his former team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

He once coxed a Washington crew to a humiliating fifteen-length shellacking of California.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown