bashing

Example Sentences

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That hasn’t stopped Brad Reese from championing the candy—or bashing the owner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Advocates gave a “know your rights” workshop and Amalfitano led a piñata bashing, what the store owner called “a communal form of catharsis,” encouraging students to let out pent-up emotions in a safe way.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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

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

The Sixers gave gunters a common enemy, and Sixer bashing was a favorite pastime in our forums and chat rooms.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline