drubbing

Example Sentences

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Grant did not avoid responsibility for the drubbing he’d just taken.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Broadcom’s stock rose in after-hours trading Wednesday following its fiscal first-quarter report, but that comes on the heels of a drubbing the shares have taken of late.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But don’t resign yourself to a tax drubbing.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Less than a month on from wrapping up a resounding Ashes drubbing, Australia's T20 side has failed to hit similar heights.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

She gave me a nice drubbing when I finally turned up with it.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak