How to Use pound out in a Sentence

pound out

verb
  • The trance-y, heavy thud of techno pounds out of the Servis soundsystem.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Thirty feet to starboard, a humpback is pounding out a message on the surface of the ocean.
    — Darrell Hartman, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The Royals pounded out 17 hits in the victory.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
  • New York pounded out 15 hits, with Grisham recording four and reaching base five times.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Philadelphia pounded out season highs in runs and hits (15).
    — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Now get to the nearest coffee shop and pound out eighty thousand words so that a friend-of-a-friend literary agent can tell you to rewrite the whole thing with more gay hockey.
    — Emily Winter, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
  • Harden scored 26 points with seven assists, and, to the naked eye, seemed to pound out more possessions by himself than Cavs watchers are used to seeing.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Rhamondre Stevenson pounded out a season-high 88 yards and a touchdown on just 18 carries.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Alan Roden, Brooks Lee and Austin Martin all hit homers on a day in which the Twins pounded out 11 hits.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
  • San Diego pounded out 14 hits, but went 4 for 14 with runners in scoring position and left 10 runners on base.
    — ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • With 16 hits, the Royals pounded out a 12-1 victory over the White Sox at Rate Field.
    — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Wildcats pounded out 11 hits in the nightcap led by Nathan Arber who went 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
  • Senior running back Jackson McCabe has pounded out 1,003 yards and 17 TDs.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The Silver Knights eventually pounded out a 32-0 win before a giddy, glittering homecoming crowd.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Dansby Swanson homered and Matt Shaw had three doubles and a pair of RBIs for the Cubs, who pounded out 15 hits to take the rubber match of the three-game set.
    — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Bearcats pounded out 11 hits with Luke Gladchuk, Dylan Duran, Reid Huffman and Kyle Poindexter collecting 2 each.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Indians pounded out 13 hits with Calliee Cribbs, Mackenna Jackson (double), Beaman and Tinslee Cribbs contributing 2 hits each.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The Panthers pounded out 11 hits with Graham Barton, Colt Wallace, Bradyn Disman and Ethan Jackson contributing 2 hits each.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Eaton pounded out 12 hits including Cantu who went 2 for 4 with 4 RBI while Faith Zajac (double, 2 runs), Taryn Adams and Marr also had 2 hits each.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
  • The rest of the reel included snaps from that era, including Barker pounding out some beats as Kelly looks on, the whole crew hanging in the studio, close-ups of Kelly playing the pink guitar and smoking what looks like a joint, another shot of Barker at his full kit and a cameo from Trippie Redd.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
  • So when regular first baseman Triston Casas saw his season end after just 29 games with a ruptured patellar tendon, Toro got the call and made an immediate impact, pounding out three homers and four doubles in May alone, establishing himself as an immediate fan favorite at Fenway.
    — Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Jorgensen also went 1 for 2 with three RBIs and two runs, Davis Montgomery was 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs and Taylor Haddock was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and two runs as Jesuit pounded out 12 hits.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026

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