terrible beating

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describes a very bad and shocking beating

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Examples (10)

  • The team took a terrible beating in the championship game, losing by 40 points.
  • He was hospitalized for a week after receiving a terrible beating from the thugs.
  • The victim described the terrible beating he suffered in detail to the police.
  • The stock market took a terrible beating this quarter, with many investors losing their savings.
  • The boxer was clearly dazed after taking a terrible beating in the fifth round.
  • The old castle walls had taken a terrible beating from centuries of wind and rain.
  • News reports confirmed that the suspect had administered a terrible beating to his victim.
  • His ego took a terrible beating when his project was rejected by the board.
  • Witnesses said the man gave his dog a terrible beating in the park.
  • No one deserves to endure such a terrible beating, regardless of their mistakes.