How to Use embattled in a Sentence

embattled

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• The embattled Daniel Stumpf jumped back on the mound and pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2018
• In sum, an embattled Trump now finds himself in a war on all fronts.
  — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 7 Feb. 2018
• The embattled kicker made all three of his field goal attemps and sent all five of his kickoffs out of the end zone.
  — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 10 Sep. 2017
• And that, the embattled head coach stated, is his main concern.
  — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 7 Dec. 2020
• The embattled Drkoop.com got it from both sides Friday, with a buy-out offer and a class action suit.
  — Wired News Report, WIRED, 22 July 2000
• The embattled half-sister of the soon-to-be wife of Prince Harry even shared an image of her in the hospital.
  — Tyler McCarthy, Fox News, 17 May 2018
• In 1801, Paine opined that merchant ships crossing the embattled Atlantic should fly rainbow flags as a sign of peace.
  — Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2018
• The next you’re being asked to be the Black face of an embattled white organization.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
• Despite being an indomitable workhouse in the booth, the embattled Alamo Records artist has struggled to stave off his demons.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2018
• But leading up the 2010 draft, Turner was the popular and safest choice for an embattled franchise.
  — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 27 May 2017
• So what’s an embattled scion with a genetic imperative to win the back pages to do?
  — Mark Lisanti, Vanities, 11 May 2018
• But smoothing that out ahead of filing for an IPO is of the utmost importance for the embattled ride-hail player.
  — Johana Bhuiyan, Recode, 21 Mar. 2018
• But the fact that the question about his tenure even comes up shows how embattled the one-time Silicon Valley darling is.
  — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2018
• The embattled utility is racing to get ahead of wildfire risk.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2021
• The new Roseanne had argued that the appeal of Trump’s candidacy could be traced to his promises of jobs for an embattled working class.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 June 2018
• But the embattled movie mogul took a defiant tone with a jab at other Hollywood stars.
  — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2017
• So what did Trump do upon returning to his embattled White House?
  — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 28 May 2017
• Williams plays an embattled English teacher at an elite boys' boarding school, who is trying to open the minds of his pupils with the works of Walt Whitman and more dead poets.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 July 2018
• That's because, as embattled coach Sean Miller put it bluntly, all three players will not be back next season.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 3 Mar. 2018
• The embattled judge, who worked in Northeast Tarrant County, was sentenced to two years in jail that was probated over five years.
  — Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram, 18 June 2018
• The next you're invited to be the Black face of an embattled white organization.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2023
• The fate of embattled Carroll head football coach Hal Wasson could be known by late Tuesday morning.
  — Kevin Lonnquist, star-telegram, 19 Feb. 2018
• Lastly, Chapman isn't a window to the embattled film titan.
  — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 10 May 2018
• This reveals the disconnect between the embattled EPA chief and the rest of the administration.
  — Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN, 26 Apr. 2018
• Considering Black is on house arrest, the embattled star shot his new video from his living room.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2017
• Donald Trump won’t be the only embattled leader at this week’s U.S.-.Japan summit.
  — Ian Bremmer, Time, 17 Apr. 2018
• But the attacks were another reminder that the war was not just isolated to the embattled environs of Kyiv, 335 miles to the east, and to beleaguered cities in the faraway south, east and north.
  — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2022
• Indeed, Pruitt’s support from his the Trump base is a key reason why Trump has stuck with the embattled cabinet official.
  — Justin Worland, Time, 14 June 2018
• Duncan Robinson, one of John Beilein’s old players, paid tribute to (stuck up for?) his embattled former coach by burying the Cavs beneath a pile of long-range bombs.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Feb. 2020
• But more embattled businesses will need to lift themselves up even as China’s economic growth slows and consumer sentiment remains weak in the wake of Covid Zero.
  — Charlotte Yang, Bloomberg.com, 3 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024