drubbing

Example Sentences

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From the World Cup win at Lord's in 2017 to last year's Ashes drubbing down under.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The defending NBA champions are 3-0 against the Lakers this season, including a 43-point drubbing last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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

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

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak