Examples of pummel in a Sentence
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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That’s precisely what the Hornets did in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, pummeling the Nets 117-86 at Barclays Center to halt a two-game losing streak at the hands of Philadelphia and Boston over the weekend.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Hurley was burned out after his Huskies failed to play to the program’s standard, and after he was pummeled nationally during the 2024-25 season for his combustible sideline disposition, in Maui and beyond.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Philosophy, too, is pummelled into profitability.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Two-year gilts – the part of the market most sensitive to interest-rate moves – were also pummelled.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Mar. 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Hurley was burned out after his Huskies failed to play to the program’s standard, and after he was pummeled nationally during the 2024-25 season for his combustible sideline disposition, in Maui and beyond.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Philosophy, too, is pummelled into profitability.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Two-year gilts – the part of the market most sensitive to interest-rate moves – were also pummelled.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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pummel
verb
pum·mel
ˈpəm-əl 
pummeled or pummelled; pummeling or pummelling
-(ə-)liŋ
1
: pound entry 3 sense 2a, beat
knead and pummel the dough
2
: to defeat decisively
pummeled the competition
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