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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Gilbert police still face scrutiny over teen attacks: Inaction from the Gilbert Police Department over teen violence, including the death of Preston Lord, beatings of other teens, and a barn set on fire, prompted scrutiny of the department and town leadership.
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The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
Several videos circulating on social media purport to show armed militants — allegedly affiliated with HTS or the security forces of the new government— beating, cursing and humiliating Alawite men while arresting them, or otherwise making threats toward Alawites.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
The school's staff inflicted all manner of abuse, beatings, rapes, and torture on its unfortunate charges and even murdered many of them; as of 2012, nearly 100 deaths had been documented, along with 55 burial sites on school grounds.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
In a letter to Metcalf from the early seventies, Alice described how her relationships with men often culminated in the sense of lightness that Rose feels immediately after her beatings.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
Several videos circulating on social media purport to show armed militants — allegedly affiliated with HTS or the security forces of the new government— beating, cursing and humiliating Alawite men while arresting them, or otherwise making threats toward Alawites.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
The school's staff inflicted all manner of abuse, beatings, rapes, and torture on its unfortunate charges and even murdered many of them; as of 2012, nearly 100 deaths had been documented, along with 55 burial sites on school grounds.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
In a letter to Metcalf from the early seventies, Alice described how her relationships with men often culminated in the sense of lightness that Rose feels immediately after her beatings.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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