drubbing

Example Sentences

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Grant did not avoid responsibility for the drubbing he’d just taken.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Broadcom’s stock rose in after-hours trading Wednesday following its fiscal first-quarter report, but that comes on the heels of a drubbing the shares have taken of late.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

St Pauli, whose last win was before the winter break, hosted fourth-placed Stuttgart, who hadn't lost in the league since a 5-0 home drubbing by Bayern on December 6.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

And sure enough, he was picked out among the Principality Stadium crowd when Wales suffered a 10-try drubbing by England during last year's Six Nations.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

He slept curled around the rusty nail, wind and rain drubbing his tired young body.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig