crush
verb (used with object)
to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
crushed
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past participleof crush.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crush.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
crushverb (used with object)to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
Example Sentences
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They witnessed families separated, babies passed over fences, civilians crushed in the crowds, and Afghan allies turned away because they lacked the necessary paperwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“We’ll be guilty by association and we’ll just get crushed for it,” he worries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
I’m reminded of “The Odyssey,” which felt, to me, crushed by its own ambition, hoping to be everything at once simply because it could be.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
On the streets there are cars crushed by fallen walls and hanging power lines.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
If Jess and the twins hadn’t been deep in that hole, they all would have been crushed.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
