drubbing

Example Sentences

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Sunday's 6-2 drubbing of Panama in their penultimate match before the World Cup kicks off was encouraging.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Instead, they got the experimental “All Shook Up,” which has aged well despite the critical drubbing it received at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

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

“Bit of a drubbing, if I’m being honest.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti