Sentence examples for battering in a from inspiring English sources

Dani Alves was awesome, tearing into them down the right, down the left and through the middle, providing a fantastic disguised assist to Fabiano for the second and battering in a free-kick for the third.

The Treasury Department's loan modification program, which has been criticized as ineffective almost since its inception, came in for another battering in a Congressional report released Tuesday.

This could be the Socialists' third political battering in a year, following municipal and European elections, and the party will be forced to try to heal its internal divisions.

The results marked the Socialists' third political battering in a year – following the municipal and European elections – and the party will be forced to try to heal its internal divisions.

She replaced him as CDU leader in 2000 when his reputation took a battering in a CDU party funding scandal under ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

Recently my friend took a little bit of a battering in a game of sport.

In 1980, he was battered in a loss to the champion Larry Holmes.

When battered in a neutral corner, he looked confused and hurt.

(Baddeley's just battered in a birdie chip from 30 yards on 15).

His challenger was battered in a hard-fought, divisive Democratic primary, whereas Mr. Santorum had no primary opposition.

Sanity is an island battered in an ocean of frothing delusion.