battered
Example Sentences
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Tornadoes, heavy rain and powerful winds battered the Northeast, through Atlantic Beach in Long Island, New York and knocked out power across parts of Delaware’s capital.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Their tattered remnants, barely held together with patches and stitching, are poignant metaphors for a battered will that keeps fighting even as protections wear thin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Software stocks have been battered by concerns of artificial intelligence threatening traditional software-as-a-service business models, with new products from the likes of Anthropic boasting capabilities in cybersecurity, human resources and more.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Flavio scored 43 percent despite being battered by a series of scandals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Across her knees lay an ancient shield—a battered circle of wood and bronze, painted with the likeness of Akhlys herself holding a shield, so the image seemed to go on forever, smaller and smaller.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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"My Papa's Waltz"
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