administer a beating

Frequency: 5.54.5 per million words

to give a beating, often in a formal or official context

beatingVERB + beating

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Examples (10)

  • The corporal was ordered to administer a beating to the disobedient soldier.
  • Security footage showed the guards administering a severe beating to the inmate.
  • Historically, it was common for authorities to administer a public beating as punishment.
  • The witness testified that he saw the men administer a brutal beating in the alley.
  • A vicious beating was administered by the prison wardens.
  • The gang is known to administer a beating to anyone who betrays them.
  • The judge condemned the officer's decision to administer the beating.
  • He threatened to administer a sound beating if his orders were not followed.
  • The court ruled that no such beating should ever have been administered.
  • The drill sergeant was notorious for administering beatings for minor infractions.