How to Use beat in a Sentence

beat

1 of 3 verb

• The rain beat on the roof.
• The waves were beating the shore.
• He beat the dust out of the rug with a stick.
• The waves were beating on the shore.
• He beat at the door with his fists.
• She used a hammer to beat the nail into the wall.
• They beat him with clubs.
• She used a hammer to beat the metal into shape.
• The dented metal was beaten flat.
• Ruff didn’t beat around the bush with that.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• Sasha could beat her face from a young age.
  — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
• And this girl’s about to f***ing beat my ass!
  — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• The sun was beating down on me.
  — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
• Drunks often beat them for sport.
  — John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
• That beat just came from just sitting on a desk.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
• The Tigers silent bats beat the Tigers.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• Don’t beat yourself up about it!
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
• Scrape bowl; beat in eggs and vanilla bean paste.
  — Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2025
• Mix in 1 large egg, beaten to blend.
  — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
• That beat Blackwood on the top right shelf.
  — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
• My Grandma would beat her rugs clean with a broom.
  — Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
• Time and time again, Sodais had beat the odds.
  — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
• In a clean bowl with clean whisks, beat egg whites on high speed until foamy.
  — Sarah Carey, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
• Teams are going to force him to beat them on the outside.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
• Add eggs and vanilla extract and beat well.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
• The Mariners didn't beat Skubal and the Tigers.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• What’s the best way to beat the freezing cold temps this winter?
  — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
• Canyon beat Foothill 75-52 in a league game.
  — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
• Katy head coach Gary Joseph beat him to that mark by just three weeks.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
• Add vanilla and beat to combine.
  — Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026

beat

2 of 3 noun

• The beats just don’t quite land.
  — ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
• Take a beat and think about things.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
• Thanks for the beat, get your fee.
  — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
• Your pulse can feel their heart beat.
  — Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
• Don't miss a beat and get yours now.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
• Don't miss a beat and get yours now.
  — PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
• Don't miss a beat and get yours now.
  — PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
• Kobe takes a half-beat, smiles, and nods.
  — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
• Don't skip a beat, and get a pair now!
  — PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
• Love came back out and didn’t miss a beat.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
• Pause for a beat, then press back to start.
  — Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
• His heart rate read 38 beats per minute.
  — Brian Martin, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
• Who had ever heard of a diss beat?
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
• But that ending went a beat too far.
  — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
• The very first beat of the drum part brings you to a new world.
  — Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
• Pop anthems gave way to house beats.
  — Sari Kamin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026
• The key to a flawless beat is your base.
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 22 May 2026
• Colbert paused for a quick beat.
  — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
• Food writers who know their beats best.
  — Liz Johnson, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
• Students danced one beat at a time.
  — Leondra Head, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
• Don't drop a beat in getting a pair.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
• Affleck laughs and waits a beat.
  — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
• Don't miss a beat in getting this.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
• Don't skip a beat in getting them!
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
• What has been the best moment of the beat?
  — Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• A lot of people just send beats over email now.
  — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
• Serkis doesn’t miss a beat in his reply.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
• Once again, the story beats are the same.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
• Austin Schlottman stepped in and the line didn’t miss a beat.
  — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• Squire doesn’t correct them, doesn’t miss a beat.
  — Emily Brindley, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026

beat

3 of 3 adjective

• Let me sit down. I'm absolutely beat!
• That is not your beat, crazy man… What the f**k is wrong with you, Plies?
  — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
• In other words, there’s a big gap between what skilled coders earn per hour and what a beat cop earns.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
• Passage was reserved for but one off-beat backup dancer, the least funky fish of all time.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• His body had become so beat up that coaches kept him out of practice for stretches.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
• Creamy, rich chocolate custard is baked in a flaky, buttery pie crust in this can't-be-beat dessert.
  — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
• Rivera climbed into Feliz’s car; threatened, beat, and tased him, and then shot him in the chest point blank.
  — Lourdes Rosado, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
• This recipe brings together meat and vegetables in a can't-be-beat cold-weather go-to.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
• This recipe brings together meat and vegetables in a can't-be-beat cold-weather go-to.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
• Shortstop Miguel Rojas is so beat up he was restricted to the bench.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2024
• This included everything from how to nail down a beat face, to what lip oils to add to my nighttime lip-care routine.
  — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 22 July 2024
• The key to making real money is licensing a beat multiple times.
  — Lily Moayeri, Variety, 2 Dec. 2022
• Fresh lime juice and grenadine blend together to enhance the strawberry flavor in this can't-be-beat drink.
  — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
• Dozens of beat cops, tactical officers and sergeants stood talking inside yellow tape.
  — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
• Reporting knowledge of specific game strategy is a no-no for a beat reporter.
  — oregonlive, 14 Oct. 2022
• Tory Burch leaned into a quirky, off-beat palette that felt fresh and full of personality.
  — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
• The music and sub-beat are calming, as is the soft female voice guiding me quietly through a meditation.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
• The most prominent feature of this beat box (well, more of a beat oval) is the superior audio quality.
  — Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
• The multi-beat tapping — like someone testing a mic on loop — sits atop a slow sonic swell and a visual that feels like falling through a tunnel.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
• The same way that a shoe ties an outfit together or a good headband can tie a wig together, a lip color can have just the same impact on a beat face.
  — Essence, 28 July 2021
• The beat poet and folk artist ran on a platform that included opening nude beaches and converting jails into music and art schools.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2024
• That information, known as inter-beat intervals, could help doctors gauge how well your heart is functioning.
  — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2021
• Bass began his career as a beat reporter covering feature stories through the mid-80s.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
• What would happen, for example, if a local business group or politician donated in the name of a beat reporter who covers them?
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
• Evan Grant, who has covered the Rangers for 30 years, earned a top 10 for his portfolio in beat writing.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
• The difference between a beat tape by Kendrick Lamar and his most recent high concept polish, for example.
  — Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• He has twice been named one of the top 10 beat writers in the country by the AP Sports Editors.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
• He has twice been named one of the top 10 beat writers in the country by the AP Sports Editors.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
• He has twice been named one of the top 10 beat writers in the country by the AP Sports Editors.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
• He has twice been named one of the top 10 beat writers in the country by the AP Sports Editors.
  — Staff Writter, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026