She mopped the floor with her opponent, defeating him 68 to 2.

Their abandoning their homes means no tax revenues for the county. (gerund)

[…] Where is our little distaff member this morning? I had to send her home. She came to work this morning in her nightgown. Ignatius frowned and said, I do not understand why she was sent away. After all, we are quite informal here. We are one big family. I only hope that you have not damaged her morale.

A relay race that does not match teams but integrates the fastest and the slowest in one race against the most neuter of all adversaries — time.