Examples of beat-up in a Sentence
drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
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But teams typically receive a bit of a bump for taking on beat-up players in a trade, as evidenced in the exchange of second-round draft picks with the Hornets that was amended because of Coby White’s calf injury.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Ayers would head straight to the beat-up old couch, her friend would head to the stage to perform her poetry, and Ayers would feel recharged.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 10 Feb. 2026
The ship was a safe distance from the old destroyers, transports, aircraft carriers, a beat-up cruiser and a submarine that had been positioned in the blast zone.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Jan. 2026
Goldman helped create Wynwood Walls by using beat-up warehouse walls that became home for mural masterpieces.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Ayers would head straight to the beat-up old couch, her friend would head to the stage to perform her poetry, and Ayers would feel recharged.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 10 Feb. 2026
The ship was a safe distance from the old destroyers, transports, aircraft carriers, a beat-up cruiser and a submarine that had been positioned in the blast zone.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Jan. 2026
Goldman helped create Wynwood Walls by using beat-up warehouse walls that became home for mural masterpieces.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 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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