Examples of shellacking in a Sentence
They took a shellacking in yesterday's game.
suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition
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That truth, that bitterness, ought to cut more sharply than the Super Bowl shellacking.
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Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, of the LDP, has defied calls to step down after his coalition received a shellacking in three consecutive elections under his watch.
—Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
The Eagles proceeded to rip off 11 straight wins before their season ended with a disappointing 45-7 shellacking by eventual champion Broomfield in the semifinals.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
The media is focused on the fight between moderates and progressives as the party seeks to recover from their 2024 shellacking.
—John Opdycke, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, of the LDP, has defied calls to step down after his coalition received a shellacking in three consecutive elections under his watch.
—Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
The Eagles proceeded to rip off 11 straight wins before their season ended with a disappointing 45-7 shellacking by eventual champion Broomfield in the semifinals.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
The media is focused on the fight between moderates and progressives as the party seeks to recover from their 2024 shellacking.
—John Opdycke, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
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“Shellacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shellacking. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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