beat up

Example Sentences

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Regular, beat-up people know all this in the particular, the wealthy and successful only in the abstract.

From The Wall Street Journal

We follow the stone path all the way to a beat-up cabin.

From Literature

Jacksonville has struggled to pressure quarterbacks, especially with Travon Walker at less than full strength and a beat-up secondary.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a little beat-up, which I like,” Hamilton says.

From Los Angeles Times

Sadly, he only sells enough tomes to keep gas in his beat-up van and pursue his calling as Tulsa’s resident “truthstorian,” a blend of journalist and conspiracist.

From Salon