shellacking
Example Sentences
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The Lakers lost by almost 30 points per game in their four-game series against the Thunder during the regular season, and one of the games was a 43-point shellacking.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Trade-driven gains for industries such as textiles or jewelry are more than offset, markets-wise, by the shellacking India’s IT outsourcers are taking from the global software selloff.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
It is the prospect of an almighty shellacking that prompts so many of the conversations about Sir Keir's future.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
North Carolina’s season began on Labor Day with a 48-14 shellacking by TCU in prime time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
She had to lay down various layers, like shellacking a Stradivarius.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
