crush
verb (used with object)
to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
had crushed
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past perfectof crush.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Since the games were taking place only weeks after Red Army tanks had crushed the Hungarian uprising, the tension at the water polo semifinal between Hungary and the Soviet Union was extreme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
Daniel Farke's men had crushed Stoke City 6-0 in their own game earlier on Monday to leave promotion a mere formality.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
Ben smiled ruefully as he recounted his loneliness there: the time he had crushed openly on a fellow actor in a play before turning bitter when his advances were spurned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
The Rams had crushed their will in the second half a week ago, outscoring Seattle 23-0 after intermission.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
And there, at the base of the impregnable anchor, where smooth mesarthium met the stones it had crushed two hundred years ago underneath its awful weight, was the solution to Weep’s problem.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
