battered

bat·tered | \ ˈba-tərd

Definition of battered

1 : damaged or worn down by hard use a battered old hat a battered truck

2 : injured by repeated blows the victim's battered body a boxer's battered face

3 : subjected to repeated physical abuse providing help for battered wives/children … the store turned into an impromptu women's crisis center, where battered women and mothers trying to rescue their daughters from abusive dads gravitated.— Donna Minkowitz

Examples of battered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a €4.25 billion ($4.75 billion) package to bolster the country’s battered tourism industry. — Fortune, "With its borders reopening this weekend, Spain plans a giant spending package for its ravaged tourism sector," 20 June 2020 After imposing a strict nationwide curfew in mid-March to limit the spread of the virus, his government took steps to begin reopening the battered economy a week ago. — Washington Post, "Live updates: Surging coronavirus caseloads lead to new wave of mask requirements," 18 June 2020 Nationwide, retail sales rose a record 17.7% from April to May, following a record plunge, as the battered economy slowly started to reopen, but numbers still trail last year’s consumer spending. — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, "Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: June 16," 17 June 2020 Thinley, known to everyone in the village by his last name, wore a battered down jacket, a baseball cap, and the unruffled calm of a man who has weathered 42 Himalayan winters. — Peter Gwin, National Geographic, "Himalaya ‘ghost cats’ are finally coming into view," 16 June 2020 Midtown Manhattan was pocked with battered storefronts after Monday’s protests. — Zeke Miller And Tim Sullivan, The Christian Science Monitor, "Peace, not troops, marked Tuesday's George Floyd protests," 3 June 2020 In New York, midtown Manhattan was pocked with battered storefronts after Monday's protests. — Zeke Miller, Tim Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, "Protesters return to the streets as Trump decries ‘lowlifes’," 3 June 2020 Japan inched toward resuming more activities Tuesday after a dropoff in virus cases led the government to end its nationwide state of emergency and bring a new focus to rebuilding a battered economy. — Isabel Reynolds, Bloomberg.com, "Japan Tentatively Begins to Open Up After Emergency Ends," 1 June 2020 But its plans to hire outside of the state come as more brutal news for the battered state economy, Read The Chronicle’s story. — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, "Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: June 2-3," 4 June 2020

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