crush-resistant

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adjective

not being easily creased

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Words nearby crush-resistant

crush, crush bar, crush barrier, crushed velvet, crushproof, crush-resistant, crush syndrome, crusie, Crusoe, crus of clitoris, crus of diaphragm

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How to use crush-resistant in a sentence

Why would “they” want to crush him just for attempting to buy something twenty years ago?
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The more antibiotics are used inappropriately, the greater the risk of bacteria growing resistant to them.
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His high school prom was around the corner, and he had been hanging out with a boy that he had a crush on.
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Tank Battle Jeep Guard Crush -- some editorial changes and the removal of all blood when the guards are crushed by the tank.
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We have a specific idea to attach to THE INTERVIEW that will crush.
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Her feet crush creeping things: there is a busy ant or blazoned beetle, with its back broken, writhing in the dust, unseen.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The Emperor found he had no longer any reason to fear him, and for the moment determined to crush him completely.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
There, in the crush, he unceremoniously lost her, and sped like a maniac to the entrance gates.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
You have heard of my misfortunes, and you take a mean advantage of your knowledge to crush and kill me.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The Emperor staked his last card, and ordered the Guard to make one last effort to crush the English infantry.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison