drub

Example Sentences

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Bass bounded into office in 2022, buoyed by a broad coalition and Democratic wall of support that helped her drub billionaire mall mogul Rick Caruso, despite Caruso massively outspending her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Bass took advantage of the new political landscape to drub her rival, notching a nearly 10-percentage-point margin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2022

On March 2, Le Batard began the local hour with a lengthy investigation into how the Los Angeles Lakers managed to drub the Miami Heat the night before, putting up 131 points.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2018

After all, the rule of thumb for a century has been drub the bums and play .500 against top teams.

From Washington Post • May 30, 2016

On the other hand, we extend the meaning of drub, the Arabic word for bastinado, to a beating of any kind.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest