flogging

Example Sentences

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The Milan-Cortina Games have hardly been an exception, although there have been no reports of public flogging.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

But opportunities like last week’s flogging of the new Porsche 911 Turbo S on Circuito Ascari are rare and require considerable schlepping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Remarkably, he took only eight runs from his first eight balls before flogging Singh Dale over the leg side for his first three boundaries.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

After witnessing a sailor’s flogging, Cândido led a revolt against regular whipping by officers in 1910.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Of the twelve members of the committee, five were elsewhere, flogging some or another piece of legislation.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel