Words similar to beating

Example sentences for: beating

How can you use “beating” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Beating up on the pursuit of perfection is silly.
Explaining that "one of the things Republicans learned in 1998 is you can't just win by beating up on your opponent," Hagel complained that the GOP's message has been insufficiently "positive," and he denounced the "constant, demonizing, negative campaigning" of this year's elections.
He compares his moral duty to rail against abortion to his moral duty to intervene if he saw a man on the street beating his child with a club.
Have your camera ready to record the incredible sight of a wailing Japanese child beating a hasty retreat to its parents after being chased by a group of hungry deer in a feeding frenzy.
The only moments of conviction come from an Asian-American dominatrix called Pearl (Lucy Liu), who brings far more glee to the task of beating people up than the picture's star or director.