crushing
Example Sentences
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It began in the second round when Sinner, the world No. 1 fell victim to the crushing heat and lost in five sets to Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"For me, personally, that was crushing," Armstrong says.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
After crushing the Bar Kokhba revolt in the year 135, Emperor Hadrian renamed the province Syria Palaestina, invoking the Philistines, enemies of Israel, to erase Jewish identification with the land.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
There was the excitement of new crushes and having fun in a new city with two friends, but there was also the crushing disappointment of feeling like I was never gonna make it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
He’d probably managed to destroy whatever spell it had by crushing it anyway.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
