squash

Example Sentences

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The county maintains it is not trying to squash victims’ rights, but rather keep vital services — pools, parks, health clinics — open.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

This supplies the UK with 55 million cobs of corn each year, along with chillis, butternut squash, and also green beans.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

At the beginning of the summer, I started roasting trays of vegetables — squash, eggplant, red onions, bell peppers — with nothing more than olive oil, salt and pepper.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

He didn’t outright squash the idea of a second reconciliation, noting: “Do we have other things in mind? Yeah, we do. We have things in mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

I'm so in love with Jamie Merrick I want to run straight into a wall and squash into a flat pancake because loving him feels like a cartoon.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman