Examples of smackdown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Only some 48 hours after Drew Doughty had wrist surgery, ending the elite defenseman’s season, the Kings had their bench door blown off in a 9-3 smackdown by the Avalanche in Denver. — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2022 But the takeaway from Saturday's smackdown shouldn't be about the Tigers coming up short in the biggest game of the year. — Khari Thompson, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2021 Flares of apparently unmotivated aggression — two councilmen, arguing about the Lincoln Smackdown, get into a smackdown of their own — suggest the irrational eruption of evil to come. — New York Times, 17 Apr. 2022 The smackdown was sad, casting a pall over everyone involved: Rock’s joke was tasteless, and Smith’s reaction inexcusable. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2022 Will Smith’s smackdown was just that, lighting up social media as millions around the globe tried to figure out what just happened. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2022 See how the queens fare in the LaLaPaRuza lip-sync smackdown when RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 continues Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on VH1. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2022 Like the Capitol Hill rioters, the looters, the shooters, the Long Island smackdown ladies, New York’s now ex-governor wasn’t thinking anything. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022 Republicans here are still reeling from a historic political smackdown. — Sara Murray And Jeff Simon, CNN, 27 Jan. 2022 See More

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