Example Sentences

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He said Ms Doherty's death had "crushed" her family's hearts, adding that they find themselves in a situation that "this time last week they never imagined they would be in".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

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

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

Yet he could not have been so humbled unless he had shared and accepted the vision that had crushed him, the common vision that bound us all together.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright