beat up
Example Sentences
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After the incident, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agent was "beat up" and "bruised", adding ICE officers were "following protocols that we have used for years" from before the Trump administration.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
It’s beat up and old, and smells like incense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
The Buccaneers are beat up on both sides of the ball, and Baker Mayfield hasn’t been sharp, but desperation can be a powerful healing agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
I started changing the beat up a little bit and doing crazy stuff — just trying it and it was working.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
“I’m going to call him the Lipless Wonder. All he does is beat up superheroes smaller than him and the only thing he’s afraid of is a cold mirror!”
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
