pasting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A pasting at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain might have coloured their last European campaign but Inter got to that final by seeing off Bayern Munich and Barcelona in epic knockout ties.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
The U.S. botched copying and pasting a relatively straightforward warship already in service in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
In Rome they romped to a 4-0 lead on the first morning by delivering an alternate shot pasting that the US never recovered from.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
Yet, he’s pathetic at maintaining order, pasting a misspelled sign on his police car that reads: Your being manipulated.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025
Francie was sitting at the kitchen table pasting poems in old notebooks.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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