Examples of beat-up in a Sentence
drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
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On a beat-up, tan couch underneath the Downtown Connector, Xhexania Xander smoked a cigarette.
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Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
In general, Cunningham was not someone who took himself too seriously, driving to performances for many years in a beat-up Subaru that had to be started with a screwdriver by the end of its life.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Malott’s grandfather had always kept a beat-up old oak bi-folding table behind the counter.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
And the other Kennedys usually drove beat-up, old cars around the Cape.
—Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
In general, Cunningham was not someone who took himself too seriously, driving to performances for many years in a beat-up Subaru that had to be started with a screwdriver by the end of its life.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Malott’s grandfather had always kept a beat-up old oak bi-folding table behind the counter.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
And the other Kennedys usually drove beat-up, old cars around the Cape.
—Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Beat-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat-up. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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