banged up

past tense of bang up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged up
Verb
  • Two people were hurt Tuesday evening when a taxi struck a pedestrian and then a house in West Philadelphia, police said.
    Laura Fay, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Feelings are still hurt and even scarred within the LGBTQ+ community.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Joshua Serad, of Maple Shade, stole and damaged Pride flags Monday in the business district of Haddonfield on Kings Highway, according to police.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Flying bricks damaged the crossing’s signal arms, and the crossing was closed by Union Pacific.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Pépé, who plays for the Spanish club Villarreal, wiped out all the suspense early, scoring in just the seventh minute and the lead held the rest of the game in front of an enthusiastic crowd that made Les Éléphants feel at home.
    Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Pépé, who plays for the Spanish club Villarreal, wiped out all the suspense in this one early, scoring in just the seventh minute and the lead held the rest of the game in front of an enthusiastic crowd that made Les Éléphants feel at home.
    CBS News, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Parents risk intervention if a child-protection agency determines that their drug use has impaired their ability to parent.
    Sarah Levy, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • What that does is ensure that downstream water users are not impaired by our use of the roof runoff at this building.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Mitchell said public trust was harmed due to a lack of input from average citizens.
    Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • In March, prolonged high temperatures shattered dozens of records in Southern California.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Williams arrived to find the business' windows shattered, after the roof of nearby restaurant Jay's Backyard BBQ collapsed in the blaze.
    Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Starmer is leaving after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The second inferno killed 12 people, destroyed 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and cost billions in damage and insurance claims.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
    Nina Seega, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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“Banged up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged%20up. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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