beat up

Example Sentences

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This should provide a badly needed injection of adrenaline to the beat-up small business sector.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

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 • Sep. 23, 2025

Finally, Lewis bought his cousin a beat-up Plymouth and loaned Swaggart his backup musicians and studio time to record a gospel album.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

He had this tired, beat-up look, and it wasn't hard to figure out what he'd been hearing: “I'm sorry, son.”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt