smashed
Example Sentences
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At CERN, atomic nuclei can be accelerated to nearly the speed of light and smashed together.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Case in point: “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” just smashed domestic records with a $360-million debut in North America, crossing the $800-million mark faster than any movie, ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Images shared by Spanish media showed rubble strewn on the streets of Granada and cars with their windows smashed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
"They'd really smashed it live the year before... And then of course it became legendary for various rather sadder reasons."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The moment hangs, suspended, until Marion suddenly bends forward into a slow, deep bow, so deep that her smashed hat falls onto the ambassador’s feet.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
