How to Use thrashing in a Sentence
thrashing
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Last week, in a 36-7 thrashing of the Jets, the Colts defense had two sacks and three takeaways.
—Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
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The latest Hoosier setback to the Buckeyes was a 56-14 thrashing.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2022
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So what have the companies done about this thrashing on Wall Street?
—New York Times, 20 May 2022
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There was no thrashing of Houston on Sunday, in large part thanks to Smith.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 11 Dec. 2022
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The Bobcats got back in the win column with a 77-34 thrashing of Jackson State in their home opener.
—Selby Lopez, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
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The Thunderbirds started the week off with a 29-1 thrashing of the Eagles last Monday.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2023
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The Wolfpack’s signature win was an 84-60 thrashing of Duke at home.
—Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
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That’s the same Auburn team that just three nights earlier on the same floor laid a 40-point thrashing on South Carolina.
—USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
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The Packers, who appeared to be in disarray after their opening thrashing at the hands of the Saints, are now 2-1.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2021
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That string included a 45-3 thrashing of the Jets, who would eliminate them on the same field six weeks later.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
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An upset loss to DePaul and a 23-point home thrashing at the hands of Nebraska were harder to take because the Terps did not fight hard enough.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
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That leaves it up to voters to deliver their verdict on Trump, which should be a clear and unequivocal thrashing at the polls.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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As soon as a fish hits the deck (gently, so as not to bruise the meat) a deckhand dispatches it with a spike to the brain or spinal cord, which kills the fish quickly and reduces thrashing, which can stress the meat.
—Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
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One of the migrants died from the thrashings, and another committed suicide.
—Karishma Mehrotra, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
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Oregon’s thrashing of Portland State allowed Jordan James to have the most productive game of his career.
—oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023
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Durability: Select a book that can hold up to the thrashing, tossing, and tearing of toddlers who don’t know any better yet.
—Laura Denby, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
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Two more shots, then after the animal finally went down, Heinert drove up close and put the rifle behind its ear for a final shot that stopped its thrashing.
—Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2022
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Riverdale Ridge is heading to its first-ever championship game thanks to a second-half thrashing of defending runners-up D’Evelyn.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024
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The Eagles latest triumph was a thrashing of Hingham in a semifinal at Weston High.
—Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
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Locking in the all-wheel-drive system and the rear differential is more than sufficient for confident thrashing in deeper sand.
—James Lipman, Car and Driver, 15 Feb. 2023
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In place of her cathartic body thrashing, the musician settles into the discomfort of perception.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
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But following both the thrashing at Houston and losing their head coach in the interim, Hines acknowledged the team has been inconsistent this year with results.
—Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2022
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That record includes a 4-1 thrashing of Liverpool in Naples and an eye-popping 6-1 victory over Ajax in Amsterdam.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
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Their latest thrashing was perhaps one of India's best considering the hype coming into the blockbuster against an in-form Australia, who entered with high hopes.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
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The Patriots were already in Southern California for their 45-0 thrashing of the Chargers, and even that little bit of rest could be valuable with only three days of preparation.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Dec. 2020
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Of the Nightingale is a 45-minute thrashing, crawling, pulsing solo dance, designed both to exhaust and exult its performer, Stefania Tansini.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
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Jumping worms, which are native to many parts of Asia, are easily identified by their violent thrashing, slithering and actual jumping in the air.
—oregonlive, 6 July 2021
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Instead, Bella waddles around her London home thrashing, blabbing, and twirling in elaborate blouses.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
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Meanwhile, Minnesota followed up an upset win over Ohio State with three consecutive losses, including a 39-point thrashing at the hands of Purdue.
—Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2023
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Again the thrashing was not really surprising considering India have been almost invincible at home for the last decade.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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