slugged
Example Sentences
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They’ve slugged it out on the metalcore and heavy rock circuit for a decade, signed to the small-ish but influential imprint Sumerian Records.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
He was facing Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés, a weak hitter who slugged .363 for the year.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025
"Just grit. I think we just slugged it out," said Brown, whose 13-of-19 shooting including 4-of-7 from three-point range.
From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025
I was covering Little League baseball in Davis, an exercise in recycling adjectives to describe home runs that were clobbered, ripped, slugged, rocketed, smoked and launched.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025
Zooey hugged me fiercely, and Charlie slugged me in the arm.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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