Sentence examples for a lashing from from inspiring English sources

Exact(8)

"We took a lashing from the coach.

The same goes for North Carolina, which took a lashing from Louisville in January but beat the Cardinals twice thereafter.

Tony Blair might have thought that as the nation's leader he would escape a lashing from Irvine.

The team seemed to respond to a lashing from Coach Pat Burns, who was only slightly placated by the eventual victory.

On Capitol Hill on Thursday, a panel of oil company executives took a lashing from legislators for a second day, this time before the House Judiciary Committee, over their prices and profits.

Instead of putting the drunken sailor "in the long boat till he's sober", the grumpy pirate is instead induced to smile with "a little jig", and rather than putting him "in bed with the Captain's daughter" - slang for a lashing from the cat o'nine tails - he is tickled "till he starts to giggle".

Show more...

Similar(52)

90 min +4: Sane has a lash from distance.

44 min: Suareaz has a lash from the edge of the area.

48 min: Suarez has a lash from 30 yards, Jung Sung-ryong is behind the bouncing bomb all the way, stooping to gather.

But many local building codes have been strengthened over the years, often after a harsh lashing from a hurricane, to ensure that storm damage is as minimal as possible.

Former senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb). got a lashing Tuesday from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee as the panel, which is dominated by Democrats, narrowly supported his nomination in a party-line vote.

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: