Examples of shellacking in a Sentence
They took a shellacking in yesterday's game.
suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition
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The ever-optimistic and strikingly transparent RH CEO Gary Friedman and his company took a shellacking this week.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the other local Fortune 500 companies took a shellacking.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
Following an 8-1 shellacking against the Kings on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, the Sharks (20-44-10, 50 points) showed life at 5:28 when Russian defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin connected on his second goal in 29 games this season.
—Josh Gross, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
In California, Democrats gained three House seats and now outnumber Republicans 43 to 9.
Democrats suffered a trifecta loss of Washington power, but not a shellacking — nothing that a more appealing presidential candidate couldn’t have remedied.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the other local Fortune 500 companies took a shellacking.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
Following an 8-1 shellacking against the Kings on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, the Sharks (20-44-10, 50 points) showed life at 5:28 when Russian defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin connected on his second goal in 29 games this season.
—Josh Gross, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
In California, Democrats gained three House seats and now outnumber Republicans 43 to 9.
Democrats suffered a trifecta loss of Washington power, but not a shellacking — nothing that a more appealing presidential candidate couldn’t have remedied.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Shellacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shellacking. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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