pummeled
Example Sentences
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Our expectations of normalcy were pummeled into submission long ago.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
The company—once synonymous with Las Vegas Strip decadence—has been pummeled by a downturn in the city’s fortunes and disruption from online gambling.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
But the production crisis, which has rocked Hollywood and pummeled its workforce, has reached a critical juncture.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
It’s a continued reversal of the war trade that had pummeled stocks and sent oil past $100 a barrel.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
The sunflower I’d been nursing along was broken in half, the yellow petals pummeled into the dirt.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
