How to Use bang up in a Sentence

bang up

verb
  • The Golden Knights, who have a game in hand, are banged up in net.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Past two have been bang up; will get an early spot to run from.
    Michael Beychok, NOLA.com, 19 Dec. 2020
  • But his body, for a young guy, his body’s banged up pretty good right now.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Joe Burrow is healthy, the offense should be rolling and the Browns are banged up on defense.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • He was getting nicked and banged up yet kept getting up.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • But all were or are banged up, but trending in the right direction.
    The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
  • Jockey Joel Rosario was banged up and needed stitches to his lip.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • They’re banged up on the offensive line, though, and Tyreek Hill is playing on a gimpy ankle.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Murray banged up Brown said Murray landed on someone’s foot midway through the game and played hurt the rest of the way.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Elijah Jackson was banged up much of the season, and freshman classmate Jaivion Green was thrown to the wolves at times.
    Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Beckham’s injury is the latest for a Ravens team that has been banged up early this season.
    C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Key players are also banged up in the linebacking group and defensive line.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 21 Aug. 2023
  • As the game went on, Khris Middleton (ankle) and Pat Connaughton (ribs) were also banged up.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
  • There may be companies that are doing bang up work on the S but neglecting the E, or vice versa.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 2 June 2022
  • The rotation isn’t the only thing banged up entering camp.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Jalen Hurts is banged up, and that’s a concern versus a swarming Dallas defense.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • If plants aren’t well-packaged for a safe journey to your home, they’ll be banged up and potentially ripped out of their soil, which will cause a lot of stress.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
  • These are tough days of the season, guys are banged up, everyone's feeling a little something.
    David Brandt, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Tampa Bay’s secondary is banged up and rotating in some no-name players.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Trevor Lawrence is banged up and Carolina has shown brief flashes of life, so this could be interesting.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Laura got banged up in Arizona’s fourth game against Stanford and then Fifita took over and never looked back.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2024
  • The doors include a sensor to avoid banging up against nearby obstacles.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 17 July 2024
  • That will not stop his agent Mino Raiola to bang up interest—only a finish in the top four could calm the situation.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • While the Yankees were getting beat up, Anthony Volpe was playing banged up after fouling a pitch off his left foot in the second inning.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • That is concerning for Bucks fans because Middleton has been banged up all season.
    Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Adebayo was also banged up, limping to the locker room early in the third quarter before returning to the bench a few minutes later with a wrap around his back.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Samuel’s demolition derby style of play invariably leaves him banged up for some games at less than his peak or out of the lineup to heal for short periods.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
  • He’s been banged up for most of his collegiate career, playing in double-digit games only once (2022) in five FBS seasons.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The Panthers are really banged up, including no Brian Burns.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Philadelphia receivers are banged up, and their pass defense is suspect.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024

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