Examples of beating in a Sentence
he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
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When beating, whip with vigor using a fork instead of a whisk.
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
According to Cristosal, many of those that died under custody since the crackdown began lost their lives due to untreated illnesses, such as kidney failure caused by dehydration, or internal injuries from beatings.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
These violations, perpetrated primarily against Ukrainian prisoners of war, include genital violence such as electrocution, beatings and burns to the genitals, and forced stripping and prolonged nudity, used to humiliate and elicit confessions or information.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Bean, Haley and Smith were convicted in federal court in 2024 of obstructing justice and witness tampering in connection with the fatal January 2023 beating of Tyre Nichols, 29, after the Black man born and raised in Sacramento fled a traffic stop near his east Memphis home.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
According to Cristosal, many of those that died under custody since the crackdown began lost their lives due to untreated illnesses, such as kidney failure caused by dehydration, or internal injuries from beatings.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
These violations, perpetrated primarily against Ukrainian prisoners of war, include genital violence such as electrocution, beatings and burns to the genitals, and forced stripping and prolonged nudity, used to humiliate and elicit confessions or information.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Bean, Haley and Smith were convicted in federal court in 2024 of obstructing justice and witness tampering in connection with the fatal January 2023 beating of Tyre Nichols, 29, after the Black man born and raised in Sacramento fled a traffic stop near his east Memphis home.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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