spanking

Example Sentences

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“When we’re launching a new movie like this, any time it’s brand spanking new, it takes a little more work to get retailers excited,” Lee said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

The 7-0 spanking in September - described as "rock-bottom" by a Shanghai-based newspaper – followed a year-long line of humiliating defeats which included losses to Oman, Uzbekistan and Hong Kong.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

The spanking the 49ers took could do that.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

When you have the American flag behind you, anybody can give a sharp, spanking speech.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2023

Parimutuel racing was spanking new in California and many other places, so there were few established racing writers.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand