Examples of beating in a Sentence
he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
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Eight girls at Sinaloa Middle School in Novato were arrested this week in connection with a schoolyard beating that injured two students on Friday.
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Keri Brenner, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Over the last nine months, the panel widened its scope and investigated the question of why Britain never held any of the Nazi perpetrators responsible for mistreatment that included beatings, shootings, malnutrition and horrific working conditions.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Later that night, a violent mob attacked the encampment and students were left to fend for themselves against beatings, pepper spray and fireworks for three hours.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
This winter, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is prosecuting Donald Trump, released from custody several migrants after they had been charged in the savage beating of two uniformed New York Police Department officers.
—Jacob Tackett, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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Keri Brenner, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Over the last nine months, the panel widened its scope and investigated the question of why Britain never held any of the Nazi perpetrators responsible for mistreatment that included beatings, shootings, malnutrition and horrific working conditions.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Later that night, a violent mob attacked the encampment and students were left to fend for themselves against beatings, pepper spray and fireworks for three hours.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
This winter, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is prosecuting Donald Trump, released from custody several migrants after they had been charged in the savage beating of two uniformed New York Police Department officers.
—Jacob Tackett, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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“Beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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