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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Next comes an arduous process of stripping, beating, stretching and drying.
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Alex Travelli Uma Bista, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
In more ways than one, the Simpson trial laid bare an uncomfortable truth about the LAPD’s history of brutality and cover-ups against the Black community that some white Angelenos were still questioning even four years after King’s beating, according to former Councilmember Zev Yaroslavsky.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The Republic also outlined the group's potential ties to the fatal beating of 16-year-old Preston Lord at a Halloween party in Queen Creek.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
The last time a president invoked the law was in 1992, when President George H.W. Bush used it to tamp down violence in Los Angeles after a jury acquitted police officers in the beating of motorist Rodney King.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
But even when it was first introduced in 2021, extensive reporting by CNN had shown a disturbing increase in beatings, evictions, and harassment of LGBTQ Ghanaians.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Additional suspects also allegedly spoke about the beating through text and on social media on numerous other occasions, according to the police report.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The beating stemmed from Chee blaming the victim for the 2021 death of his brother from alcohol poisoning, according to the criminal complaint.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The beatings continued over the next few minutes as Walton and several other corrections officers escorted Ingram down a hallway and outside to a bench near the transport van.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Alex Travelli Uma Bista, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
In more ways than one, the Simpson trial laid bare an uncomfortable truth about the LAPD’s history of brutality and cover-ups against the Black community that some white Angelenos were still questioning even four years after King’s beating, according to former Councilmember Zev Yaroslavsky.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The Republic also outlined the group's potential ties to the fatal beating of 16-year-old Preston Lord at a Halloween party in Queen Creek.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
The last time a president invoked the law was in 1992, when President George H.W. Bush used it to tamp down violence in Los Angeles after a jury acquitted police officers in the beating of motorist Rodney King.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
But even when it was first introduced in 2021, extensive reporting by CNN had shown a disturbing increase in beatings, evictions, and harassment of LGBTQ Ghanaians.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Additional suspects also allegedly spoke about the beating through text and on social media on numerous other occasions, according to the police report.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The beating stemmed from Chee blaming the victim for the 2021 death of his brother from alcohol poisoning, according to the criminal complaint.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The beatings continued over the next few minutes as Walton and several other corrections officers escorted Ingram down a hallway and outside to a bench near the transport van.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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