pasting

Example Sentences

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A pasting at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain might have coloured their last European campaign but Inter got to that final by seeing off Bayern Munich and Barcelona in epic knockout ties.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

While pasting the new “Virgencita” poster, she notices an older one of hers to the left — a portrait of transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson — hanging half ripped.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The U.S. botched copying and pasting a relatively straightforward warship already in service in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

There is hope in senior circles that the review, together with big infrastructure plans, can be used to create a summer of good news, after many months of taking a pasting.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

Francie was sitting at the kitchen table pasting poems in old notebooks.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith