batter
Example Sentences
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Over years of high inflation and currency controls, Argentines traded their battered pesos for dollars, which they often hoarded at home, in cash.
From Barron's
The former England and Kent batter said he was not willing to "write off" the matches against the Black Caps.
From BBC
Primarily a batter, Jacks offered depth at number eight and has taken four wickets.
From BBC
For residents of the battered territory, daily life is a struggle for survival.
From Barron's
The tensions present a diplomatic challenge for the U.S. and threaten to expand conflicts in a region already battered by two years of war between Israel and Iran and its allied militias.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.