bashing

Example Sentences

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Jack Osbourne, the youngest child of Ozzy Osbourne, lashes back at Roger Waters’ bashing of the “Prince of Darkness” and his music.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

"We have heard a lot of European bashing in the last few days," Lagarde said at the closing session of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss Alps.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Collier’s investment in Unrivaled has been portrayed at times as a conflict of interest—and yes, bashing one league while you’re building another presents some interesting optics, to say the least.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

In desperate instances like this, when I’m truly flying blind, I have no alternative but to turn to the same A.I. tools that I just spent the first half of this essay bashing.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

He hurried across the gravestone-strewn grass, falling twice, bashing his knee, with Asta darting beside him as a cat, stopping to help, encouraging, watching all around.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman