battered
Americanadjective
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very well-used and showing distinct signs of wear or damage.
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coated in batter and fried in oil.
adjective
adjective
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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Example Sentences
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When doors are battered in without judicial warrants?
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
SAP rose about 9.3% after the German software company reported better-than-expected cloud revenue, offering some relief to the battered software sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Critics have also insisted that the deal could precipitate a nuclear race in a region already battered by war.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
While the U.S. military battered the group, it also lost several warplanes to accidents and had a number of close calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
And when she earned her first role, Lena was the first person she told, racing to her battered tenement in the waning daylight.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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