terrible beating
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describes a very bad and shocking beating
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- 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.