battering
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The meeting has been billed as a chance to show how climate change is battering the South Pacific.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Internet access took a battering ram to information’s door, sending dizzying amounts of data our way overnight.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
On June 11, he wrote: “Every time I read about the battering ram incident I’m just floored at how wild that is.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Few players score two equalisers at the Nou Camp yet end up on the receiving end of a 7-2 battering like a stunned Anthony Elanga did.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
I had read about sieges like this in my English history book, but in ancient days soldiers had worn armor and ridden horseback and used battering rams against the city walls.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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