flogged

Example Sentences

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Scores of bare-chested flagellants with covered faces walked barefoot through the dusty streets of Pampanga province's San Fernando as they flogged their backs with bamboo whips in scorching heat.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She reached fifty in 35 balls - her fastest at a World Cup - and her hundred in 84 as she flogged anything short, hitting 21 fours and three sixes.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Smith flogged anything short and creamed drives whenever the ball was full.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Rohit timed anything full and flogged anything short.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

I had read a thousand times the story of Jesus’ arrest—how soldiers had slapped Him, laughed at Him, flogged Him.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom