Examples of beat-up in a Sentence
drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
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Lee is a dogged investigator who has, with virtually no resources outside of a beat-up old panel van with a tape deck, uncovered lots of secrets the rich and powerful of Oklahoma would prefer to keep hidden.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Far removed from the beat-up mini-fridges and crooked posters of the past, the dramatic transformations are unnecessary, some say, and reflect the widening line between the haves and have-nots in the United States.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
The lawsuit alleges that the city of Melvindale used Furman to help eliminate its $1 million debt through improper impounds, and that Furman delivered by generating nearly $500,000 a year for the city in towing fees by targeting poor people in beat-up cars.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 8 Aug. 2025
After a long wait, a beat-up car pulls up, with a sinister figure inside.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Far removed from the beat-up mini-fridges and crooked posters of the past, the dramatic transformations are unnecessary, some say, and reflect the widening line between the haves and have-nots in the United States.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
The lawsuit alleges that the city of Melvindale used Furman to help eliminate its $1 million debt through improper impounds, and that Furman delivered by generating nearly $500,000 a year for the city in towing fees by targeting poor people in beat-up cars.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 8 Aug. 2025
After a long wait, a beat-up car pulls up, with a sinister figure inside.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2025
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“Beat-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat-up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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