Sentence examples for a few battering from inspiring English sources

They are a civilization that creates about 6-10 knights and a few battering rams.

Odgen, a very ordinary pitcher, started the game for the Senators but faced just a few batters.

Bumgarner won't start again, his manager, Bruce Bochy says, but could face a few batters if it comes to seven.

Nelson's role has been to pitch to a few batters in the seventh and eighth innings, a few times a week.

He tried to watch a replay of his second start, a six-inning victory, but turned it off after a few batters.

They would last for a few batters or for a couple of innings, but that was it, a fleeting glimpse of the pitcher the Mets expected him to become but had yet to develop into.

Troy Glaus led off the sixth with the Braves' first homer in four days and a few batters later Martin Prado hit a grand slam, the Braves' first in 253 games.... Ross Gload hit a three-run homer in the ninth as the Phillies beat the host Colorado Rockies, 9-5.

"We've got a bowling line-up which can really go through any team, and a few batters just getting back into form.

Puig showed moxie in scoring his team's fifth run a few batters later.

Jacob Ostreicher was a flooring contractor and father of five from Borough Park, Brooklyn, who, like more than a few entrepreneurs battered by the recession, decided to seek his fortune abroad.

We'll lick our wounds and we'll be all right, we've got a few guys battered and bruised, but there's still two trophies to play for".