Examples of beating in a Sentence
he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
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Nichols, 64, sentenced to death for the brutal beating and rape of 20-year-old Karen Pulley in 1988, spoke his last words from a gurney inside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
Then, Anakin comes through with a fly verse of his own, as heavy on jokes as chest-beating.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
Human Rights Watch has recorded beatings, prolonged solitary confinement and denial of medical care for those jailed after the 2021 protests.
—Oscar Biscet, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The men were subjected to various abuses by their captors, such as theft and beatings, and many personal effects were tossed overboard.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
Then, Anakin comes through with a fly verse of his own, as heavy on jokes as chest-beating.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
Human Rights Watch has recorded beatings, prolonged solitary confinement and denial of medical care for those jailed after the 2021 protests.
—Oscar Biscet, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The men were subjected to various abuses by their captors, such as theft and beatings, and many personal effects were tossed overboard.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beating
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“Beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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