smashing
Example Sentences
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In 1942 Fiorello La Guardia, New York City’s mayor, was photographed smashing a pinball machine with a sledgehammer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
During the Depression, he said, restaurateurs “really had to stretch food,” and smashing the meat made it fill out the bun.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Revenue for the quarter reached $23.9 billion, smashing expectations of $20 billion, and up 196% on the year.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Former England wing Ugo Monye: He is smashing records that we have never seen before and is setting a new standard, scoring a try in every Six Nations game for the past two Six Nations.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
The men knew it was only a matter of time before the force of the water would dislodge the boats, sending them downriver and smashing them to pieces on the edges of jagged boulders.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
