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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The Americans went 1-1 in the two-game window, including a 123-88 shellacking of Mexico in which Wiseman scored 8 points with three rebounds and two blocks in 15 minutes.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the good vibes helped his teammates in their most dominant win of the season, the 10-2 shellacking of the Blueshirts.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
President Donald Trump, following the GOP’s November off-year election shellacking and a minor but sustained dip in his approval ratings, has been quick to reprioritize the cost-of-living conundrum.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 2025
Without starting quarterback Bryce Young (ankle), Carolina looked overmatched by the Bills in the 31-point shellacking at home.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the good vibes helped his teammates in their most dominant win of the season, the 10-2 shellacking of the Blueshirts.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
President Donald Trump, following the GOP’s November off-year election shellacking and a minor but sustained dip in his approval ratings, has been quick to reprioritize the cost-of-living conundrum.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 2025
Without starting quarterback Bryce Young (ankle), Carolina looked overmatched by the Bills in the 31-point shellacking at home.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Shellacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shellacking. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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