- present participle of crush.
crushing
Example Sentences
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The Sparks opened a three-game homestand and the first since Ogwumike’s retirement announcement with a crushing 124-88 loss to the Atlanta Dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
As the war nears its six-month point, the president says he would unleash the “most crushing economic operation ever taken.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Teenage athlete Dennis Castillo spent 28 excruciating hours trapped under the rubble in quake-hit Venezuela, with a beam crushing her left leg as she waited to be rescued.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Missing your daughter’s youth while behind bars is a crushing weight, but knowing she’ll never see her father again is a far darker reality.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Fischer built a crushing attack and enveloped Spassky in a mating net, forcing his capitulation.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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