How to Use beatdown in a Sentence

beatdown

noun
  • But there is far more blame to go around for Sunday’s beatdown.
    — Dennis Young, courant.com, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Many media figures might be cowed by the string of beatdowns.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Last night was an old school basketball beatdown on the midrange game.
    — David Barron, Houston Chronicle, 15 May 2018
  • During the post-match beatdown, Reigns made the save for his cousin.
    — Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is going to be a beatdown but look to the puck line for a better value.
    — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The pair was whooping it up on the Celtics' bench during this beatdown.
    — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 13 May 2018
  • Those driveway beatdowns weren’t just about winning.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • The first quarter was a Boston beatdown.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
  • So let’s go back to that beatdown of Stroud and the Texans offense.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The Ravens piled on from there, forcing five turnovers in a 34-7 beatdown.
    — Scooby Axson, SI.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • The beatdown started with a low crawl up King’s steep gravel driveway.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • What's worse than a 35-point beatdown as a 5½-point favorite against the Saints?
    — Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 12 Nov. 2020
  • But in a Game 1 beatdown, the rest of the Chicago Sky were not.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Florida may have taken nothing from such a beatdown.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Then came a 26-0 beatdown to an 0-3 Texans team.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • From there, the match turned into a prolonged beatdown of Ambrose and Rollins.
    — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • After this beatdown, a bowl appearance looks like a stretch for CU.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Because the 31-6 beatdown in Cleveland last week left doubt.
    — Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Some claim the male victim slapped one of the perpetrators before the fight, sparking the beatdown.
    — Julia Bonavita , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The day before, the Yankees set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 20-9 beatdown.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • And the result, in the end, was a 10-2 beatdown at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.
    — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 17 July 2017
  • Consider the Tigers 31-point beatdown of Auburn a message to doubters.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2018
  • This was a beatdown, a complete domination.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The team has won four of its past six games but was on the wrong end of a 41-7 beatdown in Philadelphia last week.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The game went from a Bronx beatdown to a rumble with UCONN on top.
    — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Boise State last month, but knocked the Broncos out of the rankings with a 51-17 beatdown.
    — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
  • At least Nakase graciously gave us plenty of warning about the impending beatdown.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • The Commodores’ last visit to the Swamp ended in a 56-0 beatdown.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The good news is that the Saints aren't satisfied with the five-game winning streak or the beatdown of the Buccaneers.
    — Rod Walker | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Friday's beatdown was historic on a couple of different levels.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

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