batter
Example Sentences
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AFP images showed the battered city of 400,000 people littered with trees felled by strong winds and roofs blown off buildings.
From Barron's
This week alone, the government says Portugal has experienced 20% of its annual average rainfall, but the poor weather has been going on for weeks, battering the country's infrastructure.
From BBC
Investors have enjoyed a broadly positive few days, which have provided some much-needed stability after last week's upheaval that saw assets from gold and silver to stocks and bitcoin taking a battering.
From Barron's
Captain Harry Brook said England's batters were "too careful" in their 30-run defeat by West Indies at the T20 World Cup.
From BBC
I started making pancakes with thinner and thinner batter, and replaced all-purpose flour with glutinous rice flour.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
