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

And sure enough, he was picked out among the Principality Stadium crowd when Wales suffered a 10-try drubbing by England during last year's Six Nations.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The victory over their New York rivals at Madison Square Garden followed a dismal run of four straight losses that culminated with a 114-97 drubbing by Dallas on Monday.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

I would have to seek advice from Harry, although my estimation of him as a counselor in affairs of the heart had received a substantial drubbing at the hands of the wretched Miss Minerva Goodacre.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly