shellacking
Example Sentences
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That’s because Darnold was standing on the other side of the field, wearing a No. 14 Seahawks jersey and a broad grin, as Seattle unleashed a comprehensive shellacking of his former team.
The look is bold and blah, either blue-gray gloom or a shellacking of amber magic-hour glow.
From New York Times
If the U.S. team beats Australia on Tuesday, it can cruise into the quarterfinals and render the 3-0 Sweden shellacking nothing more than a bad memory.
From Washington Post
The ruling was a “shellacking” for the current district attorney’s office, he said.
From New York Times
The Bronx Bombers needed no such fireworks in this one — a start-to-finish shellacking that's inspiring confidence ahead of a weekend series in Boston.
From Fox News
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