Still, it soon grew clear that the battered man from the stars could not hear a blessed sound.

Not until Hollis was only a few meters away did he recognize the battered men before him.

I was told by every group that there are no services for battered men.

The startled cops comply, and I tell the battered black man he's free to go.

Too many wounds had left him a battered man.

Such battered men were in no condition to take up arms again so soon.

Even as he approached, a pair of battered and bloody men brought another on a cloak.

He jerked his white head toward the battered and dispirited men still on their feet.

"And now, my good fellow, let us have a little discussion," Harry said cheerfully as he turned back to the battered man.

Geneva stared at the kind face of the battered man.