battered
Example Sentences
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Strong winds battered the country from Saturday afternoon through the night, with the Met Office recording a top wind speed of 73mph in Buchan, Aberdeenshire.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Shares have been battered ever since Super Micro’s co-founder and two others linked to the company were charged with illegally smuggling chips to China.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Don’t miss: The world’s largest natural-gas complex is now battered.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
Only one bridge still links Tyre to areas further north, along a narrow, battered coastal road winding between banana plantations and orange trees.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
I take the jug and use both my battered hands to raise it to my face.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.