I've been shot at, beaten-up and marked for death.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chez Pazienza: Second Thug Life: Who's Afraid of GTA IV?] Reference

When cold mix with it the beaten-up yolks of two eggs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Italian Cookery] Reference

The Bears came into Sunday's game beaten-up on defense.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Football - Chicago vs. Green Bay] Reference

Playing with rather beaten-up wooden blocks in preschool.    From Wordnik.com.  [nspblues Diary Entry] Reference

American Express Co. is looking awfully beaten-up lately.    From Wordnik.com.  [Delinquencies Mount for American Express] Reference

Plus, why did a beaten-up Rihanna go back to Chris Brown?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009] Reference

As is the hideously beaten-up, weathered and scarred .270.    From Wordnik.com.  [Petzal: .270 vs.] Reference

What about all the buying of those beaten-up housing shares?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dan Dorfman: Still a Shaky Foundation for Housing] Reference

As you'd expect, the list includes a lot of beaten-up financials.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Best Stocks to Buy Now] Reference

A better bet may be funds with beaten-up but higher-quality bonds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Junkyard Hazards] Reference

When trying to rebuild confidence in a beaten-up bank, detail helps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pandit's Citi of Dreams] Reference

Her beaten-up Jetta -- with no one to drive it -- sits in the driveway.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sharon Waxman: She's Leaving Home] Reference

Old, beaten-up book lined the right side of the wall – over 250 books.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference

But at the end of the mini-movie, a beaten-up Madonna breaks into a smirk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madonna Square Garden] Reference

So I had a beaten-up Porsche shell delivered to his porch for his 50th birthday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robert Redford Remembers Paul Newman] Reference

Usually, I have a beaten-up old couch in my study, and I ` ll lie on the bed and read.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Read?] Reference

There had been only two cars in the pub's courtyard, a beaten-up Renault 5 and a Daimler.    From Wordnik.com.  [Strip Jack]

Meanwhile, what, if anything, should beaten-up Woods do to restore his public credibility?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dan Dorfman: Media Hunts the Next Tiger Woods] Reference

If he believes that, he might logically now be investing in, say, beaten-up consumer stocks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Despite a Tough Year, CGM Focus Fund Is Worth A Look] Reference

Wouldn't it be just your luck if your beaten-up stock chose just that moment to turn around?.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Savvy Strategy] Reference

The broken bones, the beaten-up eyes, split lips, the arms in plaster casts, the broken ribs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bottled Spider]

Private-equity firms and hedge funds are taking a second look at investing in beaten-up banks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Private-Equity Firms, Funds] Reference

I would buy a beaten-up car, preferably a BMW, and turn it into the most beautiful car on the planet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steven Denlinger: What's in a B-210, Anyway?] Reference

Since I wasn't much of a ballplayer or rough-houser, my first few weeks were mostly spent getting beaten-up.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Dean Bottrell: Kings and Angels] Reference

Admittedly, PE ratios often look lofty in tough times -- and come down as earnings soar from beaten-up levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remember the 1991 Banks Recovery? Don't Expect a Sequel in 2009] Reference

This giant sprint is largely predicated on a rapidly swelling view that the beaten-up economy is out of the woods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dan Dorfman: Grandma Knows Best] Reference

Some analysts worry the market for beaten-up mortgage assets won't be large enough to generate sufficient returns.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bold Investors Venture Back Into REITs] Reference

Paradoxically, though, the “show car” is often a beaten-up old wreck, while the runabout is an expensive German sedan.    From Wordnik.com.  [New York World] Reference

It seems unlikely he'll change his tune now, even as lower interest rates inch the beaten-up builder closer to a recovery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tech Stocks Take Beating] Reference

The valuations of some of the most beaten-up companies seem too low to overlook, even with the nation's faltering economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Five Bargain Stocks] Reference

His inspiration board is full of downtown imagery such as beaten-up Nike Dunks and a shot of Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Posen Explores Uncharted Price Points] Reference

Ricky's girlfriend supports him as he restores his beaten-up '39 Ford Coupe and enters it in a statewide auto design competition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steven Denlinger: What's in a B-210, Anyway?] Reference

What about those beaten-up financial stocks, such as Bank of America and Citigroup, that are attracting hordes of bargain hunters?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dan Dorfman: Watch Out for the Turkeys!] Reference

IT WAS ALMOST 3 AM, continued the evangelist, when the caravan of beaten-up cars and trucks pulled into the long driveway of Jake's farm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steven Denlinger: Of Tent Revivals, Wayward Husbands and Chicken Dinners] Reference