Sentence examples for battered at from inspiring English sources

"Schools and heads are battered at the moment.

War thundered and whined around the dugout and battered at the door.

Meanwhile, Mr. Singh has been battered at home by allegations of corruption leveled against his government.

"And then a handball when the ball has been battered at the player from a yard.

Namibia will be battered at every turn, but their captain, broken in body but undaunted in spirit, will return fire.

It came after months in which Ms. Giffords, like other Democrats, found herself being battered at loud town hall meetings on health care.

Enemies – from Europe and elsewhere – were circling, battering at the gates.

I'll batter at words and syllables until they're at least not offensive to me.

Several bidders are battering at the church doors with offers that may prove better value for shareholders and taxpayers alike.

Donald Trump and Theresa May are not flagbearers in the distance, they are catapults battering at the walls.

NEWCOMERS are battering at the gates of America's telecoms market hoping T-Mobile US, the fourth-largest mobile- phone operator, will let them in.