How to Use drub in a Sentence

drub

verb
  • Since then, Kluber has kept up the great work while Sale has been drubbed twice.
    — Jay Jaffe, SI.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Justin would drub his opponents by day and ask them to join his family for dinner that night.
    — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 5 June 2018
  • Then comes Harvard, which drubbed the Toreros 36-14 last year.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Katy went on to win the 6A state title by drubbing Klein Collins 8-2.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Oregon State drubbed a Big Sky opponent on the kind day that made people want to come back for more.
    — oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2019
  • With five players scoring 12 or more points, the Spurs drubbed the Pacers by 16.
    — From Express-News Archives, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2018
  • They were also drubbed 4-0 by group runners-up Denmark in Copenhagen.
    — SI.com, 5 June 2018
  • The small family drama was drubbed by critics, which set off a small panic in the Star Wars fandom.
    — Yohana Desta, HWD, 7 Dec. 2017
  • And after getting drubbed in their first loss, the Patriots downright deserve a rematch.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The last time the two countries met in a competitive match, Spain drubbed Russia 3 to 0.
    — Anatoly Kurmanaev, WSJ, 1 July 2018
  • The two played last year, and Ohio State drubbed the Sooners in Norman 45-24.
    — Chris Kwiecinski, ajc, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The 2011 Yankees drubbed him for eight runs and eight hits during Duffy’s rookie campaign.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 13 May 2018
  • The Hurricanes instead kicked off the season getting drubbed by LSU.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The Wolves split those two games, blowing out Washington before getting drubbed by Milwaukee.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Oregon baseball avoided a four-game sweep in Hawaii by drubbing the host Warriors in Sunday’s series finale.
    — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2020
  • The Americans drubbed Poulin’s team without her, perhaps taking some suspense out of the likely rematch between these teams in the gold-medal game next week.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • His Nevada team drubbed a Rams squad coached by Addazio, 52-10, before a sparse crowd at Canvas.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But even if the tax bill doesn’t help them politically, the Democrats are still expected to drub the Republicans in next year’s midterm elections.
    — Graham Vyse, New Republic, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Televisions hanging throughout the concourse were tuned to the game, the wine- and craft-beer-sipping crowd ooh-ing and ahh-ing as the Cavs drubbed the Boston Celtics.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 20 May 2017
  • Cincinnati drubbed the Dolphins 45-21 last December.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • With all eight of those players available, the Heat previously drubbed the Hawks and Clippers and beat the Suns by six and the Bucks by three.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The Scots were ultra-disappointing to be drubbed 27-3 by their Six Nations rivals in Yokohama.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
  • The purpose of the gesture may have been lost in the translation, but there’s no denying that the the Ravens provided the home crowd with plenty to boo about while getting drubbed 26-9 by their arch rivals.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Marrone said Monday, a day after getting drubbed 45-10 by the Los Angeles Chargers.
    — Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • That Alabama didn’t drop a spot in the rankings after being drubbed by Georgia in the SEC championship was objectionable.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • After Wisconsin drubbed Michigan State, Fears walked into Izzo’s office and suggested a team meeting.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Baylor inched one step closer to cutting down the nets as the best team in the sport, riding Butler's hot shooting to drub Houston 78-59 and reach the men's national championship game.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2021
  • The Miami Dolphins drubbed the New York Jets 34-10 to extend their win streak to four in large part due to a defense that might have had its best performance of the season.
    — Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The mighty Mariners, who mashed five solo home runs at raucous T-Mobile Park, clinched their title by drubbing Major League Baseball’s doormat, aka the Colorado Rockies, 9-2.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In the two games since, the Dolphins have not only built their first winning streak of 2025 but also drubbed the Buffalo Bills, their first victory over their AFC East rival since 2022.
    — Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025

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