Sentence examples for on a battered from inspiring English sources

I slept in a yellow dome tent pitched on a battered blue futon, in part to create at least one rat-free zone for myself, and in part to preserve some privacy from the assorted indie-rock bands that used the room as a rehearsal space from 8 p.m. to midnight, seven days a week.

It is the reaction that Mr. Sharpton hoped for as he made his way from city to city on a battered bus.

Unable to persuade any rival to take on a battered Lehman Brothers, the government was left with a hard choice: spray the investment bank with public money or let it burn.

When she was in the sixth form she began strumming her self-penned songs to friends on a battered old acoustic guitar (we're just saying it was battered for poetic effect).

She was sitting with one leg tucked under her on a battered leather chair and appeared to be stone sober.

The mood in some private conversations was dark, with some Saudis expressing resentment that the United States was training so much firepower on a battered country in the hopes of getting one man.

Monica lay prone and exhausted on a battered sofa.

IN A family restaurant with bottomless coffee, Paul Radaker chews on a battered fish.

Omar Rodríguez Saludes chases the news around Havana on a battered, child-size bicycle.

Even the tragic dramatist remains a clown, blowing a sad tune on a battered trombone.

Samir's mother, Fatima, sits wearily on a battered armchair as Shelley goes through her checklist.