battered
Example Sentences
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Jenkin puts together his bespoke films like tactile, fragile curiosities — it’s as if the battered reels have been fished out of the water, their origin unknown.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
The shot of the battered Big Baby, one eyelid drooping, sitting on a swing gazing at the full moon, is far more chilling than anything in the “M3GAN” movies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
While rain battered Manhattan during Memorial Day weekend, more than 1,400 people packed into the hangar deck of the USS Intrepid, a World War II aircraft carrier permanently berthed at Midtown Manhattan’s Pier 86.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
For SailPoint and the rest of the battered software sector, a stretch of market turbulence gave way to a sudden, welcome reprieve last month.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
His cart, battered though it was, still packed a lot of punch when it came to speed.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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"My Papa's Waltz"
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