banged up

past tense of bang up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged up
Verb
  • If they were considered unimportant to the team’s chances of success, Zidane and Ancelotti did not worry too much if their feelings got hurt.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This week's episode began with the announcement that Elaine Hendrix, star of the 1998 version of The Parent Trap, would be unable to compete in the competition that evening, after hurting her rib during rehearsals the same morning.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The sauna business will launch at Hart Park months after historic August flooding damaged and closed much of the 52-acre park, which is located on a floodplain.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Stop Fertilizing Fertilizing prompts new growth, and fall isn’t the time for crepe myrtle trees or shrubs to focus on developing new branches and leaves that can be damaged by winter freezes.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Buckeyes benefitted from a pair of penalties, including a face-mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.
    Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The 35-year-old is severely hearing impaired and has limited ability to speak.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Clausen allegedly had five of eight possible clues of driving while impaired during a walk and turn test, including losing balance while walking and starting before being told to begin, according to court documents.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • No animals or staff members were harmed during the incident.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The strength to sit with what shattered before building what’s next.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Over the years, he's developed a reputation for flying vintage airplanes, even after suffering a near-death plane crash that left his right ankle and pelvis shattered and his back broken in March 2015.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement While the commercial supply of goods has improved since the cease-fire deal, the flow of humanitarian aid continues to be marred by bureaucracy, delays, and blockages.
    Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Martin starred as one of the NFL’s top running backs a decade ago, in a career that was also marred by injuries and off-field challenges.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Among them was Eilene Oken, 38, who walked through what used to be her neighbourhood, only to find her home completely destroyed.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Just under two million Palestinians—virtually the entire population of Gaza—have been displaced since October 2023, many repeatedly, and Israeli forces have damaged or destroyed more than 90 percent of homes in the Strip.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Banged up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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