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

The shellacking that big bank stocks have taken as of late could be an ominous sign about what’s next for the economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

And the Dodgers looked anything but rested and refreshed in Friday’s 11-4 shellacking by the Toronto Blue Jays, which left them trailing a postseason series for the first time since last fall’s NLDS.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 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

I, meanwhile, stayed home on Euclid Avenue, living upstairs from my mother as another leaden Chicago winter descended, shellacking the trees and sidewalks with ice.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama