Examples of pummel in a Sentence
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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In the calidarium, powerful hydromassage jets pummel away at my weary muscles.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
It was pummelled by Katrina and has never fully recovered.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The jokes — good, bad and cheap — come non-stop in then show’s 90 minutes, and are filled and sometimes pummeled with pop culture and brand-name references, puns, anachronistic humor, and naughty bits.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The report notes that a big increase in supply is pummeling the south and west.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
It was pummelled by Katrina and has never fully recovered.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The jokes — good, bad and cheap — come non-stop in then show’s 90 minutes, and are filled and sometimes pummeled with pop culture and brand-name references, puns, anachronistic humor, and naughty bits.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The report notes that a big increase in supply is pummeling the south and west.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pummel
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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pummel
verb
pum·mel
ˈpəm-əl 
pummeled or pummelled; pummeling or pummelling
-(ə-)liŋ
1
: pound entry 3 sense 2a, beat
knead and pummel the dough
2
: to defeat decisively
pummeled the competition
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