pummeling

Example Sentences

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After pummeling Jamaica, Melissa was forecast to head north and cross over eastern Cuba on Tuesday night, while continuing to bring rain and heavy winds to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Open final delivered a new scenario: Carlos Alcaraz pummeling Sinner right into Sinner’s favorite surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

Over the weekend, states across the Midwest and the South were slammed by at least 100 tornadoes, all followed by baseball-size hail and pummeling rainstorms.

From Slate • May 22, 2025

Released in 2023, the band’s ninth album, “One More Time…,” showcased the trio’s signature blistering guitars, pummeling drums and songwriting prowess.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

I stopped pummeling the small punching bag Dad had installed in my room and loosened the straps on my boxing gloves with my teeth.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia