How to Use pound out in a Sentence

pound out

phrasal verb
  • The Bobcats pounded out 22 hits in four innings in Game 1, scoring two runs in the first, eight in the second, nine in the third and three more in the fourth.
    Preps, al, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Arnold wedges himself into a shoulder-press machine and pounds out 11 reps.
    Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 24 May 2023
  • The Rowenta weighs almost 4 pounds out of the box and felt heavy when its 10.8-ounce water tank was full — which could deter a first-time or reluctant ironer.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 July 2023
  • In the room, on the Democrats’ side of the aisle, lawmakers leaped to their feet and pounded out their applause with indiscriminate gusto.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Doing something the right way a few times—and with the right alignment—is more important than pounding out reps or intense cardio.
    Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 7 July 2023
  • MacArthur pounded out 10 hits and took advantage of four Burbank errors.
    David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The offense continued its strong play in the series-opening defeat, pounding out 15 hits and drawing six walks.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 6 May 2023
  • Amid banging hammers and whirring machines, owners anxiously watch craftsmen pound out dents and polish their cherished coffeepots like Ferrari owners at a body shop.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2023
  • Greek television showed volunteers using tree branches on Sunday night to try to pound out a wildfire on a roadside on Corfu as firefighters used a hose to spray water into a larger blaze farther along the route.
    Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 24 July 2023

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