pummeled

Example Sentences

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From her earliest years, Emily thrilled to the austere glories of the landscape, with its great desolate stretches of rocky turf and rushing waterways all shaped and pummeled by winds that whistled and “wuthered.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But the production crisis, which has rocked Hollywood and pummeled its workforce, has reached a critical juncture.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

On the ground, Iran’s infrastructure has been pummeled.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

It’s a continued reversal of the war trade that had pummeled stocks and sent oil past $100 a barrel.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

I would have pummeled them in chess, too, but was hauled into the dean’s office.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman