The team was beating the clock to finish the project before midnight.

The farmer stopped beating the cock when the neighbors complained.

While practicing self-defense, he kept beating the dummy to perfect his punches.

The anxious mare kept pacing in her stall, beating the hoof against the wooden floor.

While preparing the stew, the chef was beating the meat to make it more tender.

The small hummingbird hovered, beating the wing so rapidly that it became a blur.

Despite his promises to change, everyone still called him a dead beat when he skipped yet another rent payment.

After the bar fight, he admitted the beat down had been worse than he'd expected.

After a long night alone, he admitted he would sometimes beat the meat to relieve stress.

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