Examples of beating in a Sentence
he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
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Additional suspects also allegedly spoke about the beating through text and on social media on numerous other occasions, according to the police report.
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Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The beating stemmed from Chee blaming the victim for the 2021 death of his brother from alcohol poisoning, according to the criminal complaint.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The beatings continued over the next few minutes as Walton and several other corrections officers escorted Ingram down a hallway and outside to a bench near the transport van.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
The city is still recovering, a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx worker by five Memphis police officers.
—USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Six people arrested in connection with the fatal beating of 16-year-old Preston Lord made their first appearances in court Thursday.
—Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
The woman, identified by her family as Mackenzie Hopkins, 24, was found dead in the bathtub of her Kansas City, Mo., home on Jan. 15, 2022, the Jackson County Prosecutor said, describing the incident as a fatal beating.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
For years, none of them knew the origins of his expertise: a beating in Auschwitz.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
There was talk of rapes and beatings when the passengers failed to comply, and sometimes those things did happen.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The beating stemmed from Chee blaming the victim for the 2021 death of his brother from alcohol poisoning, according to the criminal complaint.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The beatings continued over the next few minutes as Walton and several other corrections officers escorted Ingram down a hallway and outside to a bench near the transport van.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
The city is still recovering, a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx worker by five Memphis police officers.
—USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Six people arrested in connection with the fatal beating of 16-year-old Preston Lord made their first appearances in court Thursday.
—Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
The woman, identified by her family as Mackenzie Hopkins, 24, was found dead in the bathtub of her Kansas City, Mo., home on Jan. 15, 2022, the Jackson County Prosecutor said, describing the incident as a fatal beating.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
For years, none of them knew the origins of his expertise: a beating in Auschwitz.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
There was talk of rapes and beatings when the passengers failed to comply, and sometimes those things did happen.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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