Examples of beater in a Sentence
driving a rusty old beater
he drives a beater that just barely runs
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Lazar’s near buzzer-beater added one to both categories.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Celtics team reporter Taylor Snow captured a video of that game-ending buzzer-beater, followed by a slow pan over to the scoreboard.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The Stars could have American Airlines Center all to themselves, but the chance for a new car is much more exciting, and potentially lucrative, than a 30-year-old beater that’s paid off.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
He’s left to be the beater in the tynchal rather than represent the Frasers in the hunt, and, wow, even the way this guy bangs on that drum is depressing.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Celtics team reporter Taylor Snow captured a video of that game-ending buzzer-beater, followed by a slow pan over to the scoreboard.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The Stars could have American Airlines Center all to themselves, but the chance for a new car is much more exciting, and potentially lucrative, than a 30-year-old beater that’s paid off.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
He’s left to be the beater in the tynchal rather than represent the Frasers in the hunt, and, wow, even the way this guy bangs on that drum is depressing.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beater. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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