Sentence examples for battered severely from inspiring English sources

Leipzig was battered severely by Cornwall and Kent and set on fire; she nevertheless remained in action and continued to fight.

For the most part Byrne seemed to be in control in the early stages of the fight; in the 30th round he trapped Burke against the ropes and battered him severely around the body before throwing him to the ground.

That reputation has been severely battered.

The economy, barely reviving after Mr Kabila's first year in power, has been severely battered.

Financial stocks, which have been severely battered as interest rates have risen, did better yesterday.

The Obama administration has granted asylum to a Mexican woman who was sexually abused and severely battered by her common-law husband.

Developing economies depend heavily on trade credit for finance, but the market for this has been severely battered by the global shortage of liquidity.

Much of Honduras and parts of Nicaragua, however, were so severely battered that government officials say it will be years before the situation returns to normal.

But it appears the tycoon has no intention of cutting back on his personal expenditure, despite the global economic crisis, which has severely battered Russia's well-connected oligarch class.

(St. Martin's, $25.95). A joint biography of Alice Keppel, the charming mistress of King Edward VII, and her daughter, Violet, whose heart was severely battered when her affair with Vita Sackville-West failed to last forever.

Breaking a legal logjam of nearly eight years, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey canceled a stay in the case of a Guatemalan woman who sought asylum in the United States after she was severely battered by her husband in Guatemala.