Sentence examples for very battered from inspiring English sources

"Long story short: Front flat tyre, cornered, came off, nothing broken, very battered, bruised and bloody.

It was not until 12 45 that the shattered Vengeur and Brunswick pulled apart, both largely dismasted and very battered.

"Israelis are emotional, but they're also very battered".

"I was feeling very battered and bruised, I was feeling very emotional.

We also have some very battered Nigel Slater books, which we always go back to – he's a failsafe.

"Now you have a very battered city, and now it just seems like the lace doilies your grandmother used to put on an end table".

And there's a Jasper Morrison, more Arad, a fantastically squashy armchair from Frank Gehry's cardboard series and - yes, it really is a very slightly battered Red and Blue chair by Gerrit Rietveld, an absolute original by the man who some say invented modern design.

Fairway Cafe 2127 Broadway, New York NY 10023 (b/n 74th and 75th; map); 212-595-1888 Service: Haphazard and slow, but improvinGolden-Haves: Foccaccia, onion rings, brownn lettuce shards lamb chofs, marinated chicken, bonionn ribeye Cost: $26, $31, are $39 three-course prix fixe menus--or you can just havery damn good burger with fries for $12 at dinner Grade: B/B+.

In any case, the superstructures were very much battered, prompting Lieutenant Rotheram, of Culloden, to report that he "could not place a two-feet rule in any direction, he thought, that would not touch two shot-holes".

I've seen Antichrist... Though critics either praise or denigrate Quentin Tarantino's obsessive, swirling-with-references motion picture amour as the core to his pictures -- their very pulsating, battered and bloody heart -- it's not that simple.

I now have my own copy, very worn and battered from re-reading and even though I know well the story of Jo who travels back to the reign of King John it still sends shivers down my spine, especially the regression scenes which are both dangerous for Jo and deeply fascinating for the rest of the characters.