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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Castaneda sustained severe head trauma and was hospitalized in a stable condition on the day of the beating.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Viral Cincinnati beatdown sparks racial tensions A violent beating in downtown Cincinnati rocked the nation after video of a group of Black suspects were filmed pummeling at least two White victims in images that quickly went viral online.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Her son was brain dead, but on life support, machines alone keeping his heart beating, the blood running through his veins.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
In 2010, Shinar and a small cadre of physicians nationwide began using ECMO for cardiac arrest in the theory that handing off circulation to a machine temporarily can give the heart muscle time to recover and regain a normal beating rhythm.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Viral Cincinnati beatdown sparks racial tensions A violent beating in downtown Cincinnati rocked the nation after video of a group of Black suspects were filmed pummeling at least two White victims in images that quickly went viral online.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Her son was brain dead, but on life support, machines alone keeping his heart beating, the blood running through his veins.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
In 2010, Shinar and a small cadre of physicians nationwide began using ECMO for cardiac arrest in the theory that handing off circulation to a machine temporarily can give the heart muscle time to recover and regain a normal beating rhythm.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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