Example Sentences

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Nor was her activism some crazy aberration: disenfranchised and disempowered women had been smashing saloons across the country for decades.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021

His palms felt rough, like he had been smashing bottle caps flat too, but without a hammer.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

While he had been chopping footholds with a hatchet, they had been smashing tons of ice out of their way.

From The Keeper by Piper, H. Beam

There were the salt-licks and the wallows and the crushed grass where two young fellows had been smashing each other's horns in a trial of strength.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.