pummeling

Example Sentences

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After 20 minutes of warm, gentle pummeling, I was completely relaxed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

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

On September 20, 2017, the hurricane hit at a ferocious speed, pummeling the island with 170-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rains.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2025

We bombarded him with questions, pummeling him about not keeping his word.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat