smashing
Example Sentences
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"I was watching these girls smashing each other into the mud on and thinking I'm a United States international but I'm not actually as good as the average person here," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
And Nederlands Dans Theater is smashing classical ballet conventions, while Paris Opéra Ballet and New York City Ballet remain powerhouses to contend with.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
For engaged hockey stars Anna Kjellbin and Ronja Savolainen, there is another source of domestic strife: smashing each other into the boards as they battle for Olympic gold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Schulz said a rat's whiskers, for example, also picks up vibrations -- but it's akin to smashing down a handful of keys on a piano.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Outside my room, the rain and hail were smashing into our windows.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
