pummel

Example Sentences

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Ben Stokes' side were pummeled in Perth, where they supposedly had to win to have any chance of winning back the urn.

From BBC

Chiu said Ma’s death “was probably one of the worst ways to die because he was pummeled to death with the fists and hands and feet of another human being.”

From Seattle Times

The latest storm dropped even more rain and snow on a state that has been pummeled by cold, wet weather for months.

From Los Angeles Times

This spring, a series of strong storms pummeled the Central California coast and saturated the land within the Pajaro River watershed.

From Los Angeles Times

The failures of SVB, and days later, Signature Bank, set off a broader loss of investor confidence in the banking sector that pummeled stocks and stoked fears of a full-blown financial crisis.

From Reuters