The captain beats off every boarding attempt, protecting his ship.

During the storm, the old lighthouse keeper was beating off the relentless waves with sandbags to protect the foundation.

The relentless sun was beating down on the hikers as they climbed the ridge.

The research team's world-beating vaccine candidate showed remarkable effectiveness across multiple strains in early trials.

The drummer emphasized the back beats to give the song a driving groove.

After a long tournament, the poker table was full of bad beats that left everyone speechless.

The manager brow-beats the interns into submission every week.

She spent the meeting brow-beating the new intern until he agreed to take on the extra tasks.

The writer outlined the story beats before drafting the first chapter.

The city was divided into several police beats, each assigned to a different patrol team.