battered
1 Britishadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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Curtis said it was "bizarre" the boat was still there being "battered by Mother Nature" as the Sea Empress "re-floated within a week or so".
From BBC
Officials have suggested severe weather brought by a storm named Oriana - which has battered southern Italy in recent days - accelerated the rock's erosion, causing its collapse.
From BBC
"Got the scan and there's no break there or anything like that, so it's just a bit battered and bruised, much better than I thought, to be honest."
From Barron's
Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.
From Barron's
Greeting visitors is a dire panorama of nonfunctioning wells, battered pipelines and empty storage tanks, among other markers of decline.
From Los Angeles Times
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