lashing

Example Sentences

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Bursting forward with intent, Murillo held off two challenges before lashing a superb low strike past Ederson into the far corner from 25 yards.

From Barron's

Now the secretary and her aide are lashing out at underlings for simply following their orders.

From Salon

The clouds were scudding across the moon; the stars had disappeared and there was a lashing of rain.

From Literature

Rather than lashing out, Obama addressed the controversy in his trademark measured tone, framing the episode as part of a broader moral decline in American public life.

From Salon

He recalled "the humming of the tanker" against the lashing wind and rain and then the "heart-breaking" sight of "thick, treacle-like oil" on the sea.

From BBC