battered
Example Sentences
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After some 2,300 miles later, the walk ended this week in Washington, D.C., accompanied by images of worn shoes and battered, bloodied feet.
From Salon
AFP images showed the battered city of 400,000 people littered with trees felled by strong winds and roofs blown off buildings.
From Barron's
On Sunday, before tens of millions, he recreated and criticised our battered electrical grid while performing the song El Apagón.
From BBC
The unions are also frustrated with the carrier's handling of the recent Winter Storm Fern, which battered the company's hubs in Dallas and Charlotte.
From Barron's
Gains across world markets have brought some calm to trading floors after last week's asset-wide rollercoaster ride, with tech firms battered by AI spending fears finding their feet.
From Barron's
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