Battered

//ˈbætəd//

"Battered" in a Sentence (12 examples)

Tom Skeleton, the ancient stage doorkeeper, sat in his battered armchair, listening as the actors came up the stone stairs from their dressing rooms.

The firemen battered down the door.

He had an old pickup truck and a big, battered mower.

Tom copped a fair bit of ribbing about his battered old car.

Tom's daughter pretended not to know him when he came to pick her up from school in his battered old car.

During the storm, the power went out and the rain battered the windows of the farmhouse.

Fadil was very clearly battered.

Sami assaulted and battered a student.

Yanni was driving a battered old sedan.

Yanni saw Skura many times bruised and battered from domestic abuse.

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The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.

There's also a wooden seat running the full length of the building - ideal for stopping to watch the wildlife on the seashore without getting battered by the weather!

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