banged up

past tense of bang up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged up
Verb
  • But something always hurts that late in a marathon.
    Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The perception of Trump clearing the way for the Ellisons in the US could hurt them in other markets, sources said.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Many tender crops die back with the first fall frost, while hardier plants may linger longer but still be damaged by freezes.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Buckeyes benefitted from a pair of penalties, including a face-mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.
    Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In April, the former Minnesota Vikings running back was booked on a charge of driving while impaired after police pulled him over in Minnesota for speeding, the Associated Press reported.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Their heart rates were higher, and their insulin function was impaired the following morning.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • No animals or staff members were harmed during the incident.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The case of Mamulya, a donkey whose hoof was shattered, apparently in a mine explosion, becomes central to the story, emblematic of the assistance the sanctuary receives from within and beyond Ukraine’s borders in order to provide state-of-the-art medical treatments.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement While the commercial supply of goods has improved since the cease-fire deal, the flow of humanitarian aid continues to be marred by bureaucracy, delays, and blockages.
    Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Martin starred as one of the NFL’s top running backs a decade ago, in a career that was also marred by injuries and off-field challenges.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Banged up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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