banged

Example Sentences

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Because that’s what gets done to the biggest guys—they are badgered, bullied, and banged around, with the hope the referees ignore a lot of the contact, because the big guy just is too big.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"We didn't have instruments or nothing. We just banged on the desk. And every other day, we would write a rap to try and impress each other."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Around the same period men banged on the door of the home at 10:30 pm.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Ironically, after worrying about Crosby’s health, the reversal leaves Baltimore counting on a different banged up player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

It wouldn’t open, no matter how much he banged on it.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack