Example Sentences

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Well, five years further into the muck, they have up and beaten Florida, 38-33, in Knoxville on Sept. 24, causing one rung of fresh hope, and now they have mauled LSU to cause still another.

From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2022

Jazz pianists have swung it, Imagine Dragons have mauled it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2020

The Niners have mauled teams on both sides of the ball all season.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2020

Raccoons have mauled a chicken being raised in a Crown Heights backyard and frequently fight with feral cats.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2016

‘But I will not go into any orc-house; nor touch Orcs’ meat or anything that they have mauled.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien