Sentence examples for this battering from inspiring English sources

He has always been in denial about his gambling addiction, but so were those who banished him and were convinced they had not only properly punished Rose, but had also constructed a moat around the institution that would keep this battering ram of a man from the front gate.

Physicians who have been trained to expect perfection from themselves usually find this battering.

This battering of the middle class — or really, everyone except the rich — is the powerful and painful economic reality that is driving the angry, polarized political debate in the United States.

By the time he drowns, Wroe's Shelley has become literally angelic, ready to return to his heavenly home: "White wings unfolded vastly from his shoulders, as if through this battering frenzy he could rise to the upper sky".

The St .Joseph, Michigan lighthouses have withstood this battering since the early 1900's.

When the mic-stand broke from this battering, he fell back to his knees and continued to bash ever-smaller chunks into smithereens with just the heavy round stand-base.

No one seemed to notice her sneering characterisation of her good causes: "battered this, battered that".

For this correspondent, today marks the pinnacle of what this battered old Cup is all about.

SANA, Yemen — A day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to this battered country calling for a cease-fire, his forces escalated attacks on the opposition on Saturday, leaving more than 40 people dead across the capital.

I'd never heard of James before, but this battered, swollen, salt-stained, absolutely enchanting paperback sent me home with an assignment: to read everything he'd ever written.

With the leading edge of Hurricane Irene battering this coastal town right around dinnertime, Incredible Pizza hoped to sell many more.