pulverize

With his golden ponytail, dry sense of humor and uncanny ability to pulverize soccer balls, the 6-foot-5 superstar has established himself as a World Cup sensation—and Norway’s largest ambassador.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The site, south of Rogers’ polo field, also was used to pulverize concrete removed from burned properties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

Do not pulverize in a machine, just chop fine, then mix with crumbs and coconut in a bowl and set aside.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024

Why do pebbles pulverize after they leave the comet?

From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024

I thought she was going to pulverize Travis, but she said in a shaky voice: “You don’t understand anything, punk. I’m never going in there again. Never!”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

In this recipe at Food & Wine, David Chang "pulverizes the kombu to a powder and blends it with softened butter to baste striped bass fillets."

From Salon ● May 14, 2024

For Alcaraz, who positively pulverizes the ball, the drop shot plays a different role.

From Washington Post ● May 27, 2022

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK—Every year, Ranga Dias pulverizes about $100,000 in diamonds, crushing them to a gray powder he tosses in the trash.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 26, 2021

But in rare instances, “we have seen a failure mode where the core pulverizes and falls back into the hole.”

From Scientific American ● Aug. 12, 2021

Steamed bone pulverizes much finer than raw bone and decays more rapidly in the soil because the fat has been extracted from it.

From The First Book of Farming by Goodrich, Charles Landon

Drizzle with the melted butter and olive oil, then toss gently until the cracker pieces are coated but not pulverized.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Entire buildings were pulverized in La Guaira, an area north of the capital Caracas, which also endured severe damage.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

“This is the tragedy of Karbala,” the crowd responded as the procession trudged through Nabatieh’s central district, pulverized after weeks of intense Israeli strikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

I remember being annoyed with this metaphor of a pulverized lemon half.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

So there you have it: I’ll travel and have my already-broken heart pulverized, maybe.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Yet Garrett’s ability to rack up sacks in spite of the Browns’ woes makes him an extraordinary outlier among the small club of elite players who specialize in pulverizing quarterbacks into dust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Che drops a few chemicals into the vials, which also contain a small metal bead, and place them into a countertop device that shakes the containers, pulverizing the contents.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

How could they stay on the same October field against an All-Star team that has just spent three nights pulverizing them?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2023

In contrast, corn chips are created by pulverizing corn kernels into a dough, mixing it with water, and subjecting the slurry to intense heat and pressure using an extruder.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2023

Dimple yelled, her voice crashing into him, reaching into his chest, and pulverizing his heart.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon