The grill was strong enough to hold an elephant, let alone him in his present battered condition.

Even in her battered condition she was magnetic, her strength shone through.

Bill went on into the house, and Joe wondered what the old man, his uncle, would think of Bill's sudden return in such battered condition.

The fellow was Okey, and he was in a very battered condition.

The most prominent is the battered condition of the nation's banks, the main agents through which policy makers increase the money supply.

Cranston drew Cardona's attention to the badly battered condition of the dead man's head and face.

I managed to open the hatch in spite of its battered condition and climbed out under all those stars.

"I did not expect to see it again, even in such a battered condition."

He'd understood that four were coming, but the cage contained only three, and was in battered condition when taken from the truck.

For the first time Lea became aware of his slightly battered condition.