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
Recent Examples on the Web
Mercury takes a constant beating from the sun, so its exosphere has to regenerate itself from the surface.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
The rights groups included Israel’s B’Tselem, which documented beatings, threats and subjecting prisoners to twisted, painful bodily positions.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
One of the seven suspects charged in connection with the fatal beating of 16-year-old Preston Lord was allegedly taken to his family's cabin after Lord's death to allow time for his hands to heal, according to a report.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
The most common methods of torture include beatings, electric shocks, threats of execution, mock executions and positional torture.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The release comes on the five-month anniversary of the Oct. 28 beating.
—Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The victim fell unconscious, and the beating stopped, prosecutors said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
But Maynes says some may question their confessions as all four showed signs of severe beatings.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
Next comes an arduous process of stripping, beating, stretching and drying.
—Alex Travelli Uma Bista, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
The rights groups included Israel’s B’Tselem, which documented beatings, threats and subjecting prisoners to twisted, painful bodily positions.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
One of the seven suspects charged in connection with the fatal beating of 16-year-old Preston Lord was allegedly taken to his family's cabin after Lord's death to allow time for his hands to heal, according to a report.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
The most common methods of torture include beatings, electric shocks, threats of execution, mock executions and positional torture.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The release comes on the five-month anniversary of the Oct. 28 beating.
—Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The victim fell unconscious, and the beating stopped, prosecutors said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
But Maynes says some may question their confessions as all four showed signs of severe beatings.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
Next comes an arduous process of stripping, beating, stretching and drying.
—Alex Travelli Uma Bista, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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