smashed
Example Sentences
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Ned Ludd was the fabled hero of the early-19th-century Luddites, who smashed stocking frames—knitting machines for socks—and burned factories to protest job-destroying technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
As the waves bashed the coast this week, boulders smashed into the piles of Mitchell Leib’s Malibu home, plucking them like a “guitar string” and shaking his house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Remember when Hulk smashed that thing? And Thanos made everyone go poof? And Black Widow met her Russian family? And? And? And? Yeah. That was awesome.”
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Then, in 1814, a musket ball smashed his left forearm.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
He and Nicole stared in horror as Rashawn sailed off the edge, then stalled midway across as if she’d smashed into an invisible wall.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
