thrashing
Example Sentences
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Owen heard George laughing, and he stopped yelling and thrashing around.
From Literature
The Brazil forward has shown flashes of his quality following his comeback, scoring an excellent fourth goal in Arsenal's 4-1 thrashing of Aston Villa last month but, against Inter, he looked back to his best.
From BBC
I was looking out at the waves when I saw the thrashing,” Guerrero said.
From Los Angeles Times
A 5-2 thrashing by Atletico Madrid in September was an early blot in Alonso's copy book, while even when Madrid were winning games, they were not overly convincing.
From Barron's
Thomas scored 55 against England in their Lilac Hill warm-up before the first Test, and 47 in a thrashing at the hands of a strong Australia A in Brisbane.
From BBC
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