Example Sentences

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“Our defense was tired of hearing the noise,” Jackson said of reminders that Henry had gashed the Ravens defense in their two most recent meetings.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2021

The Niners had gashed Kansas City most of the night, and Coach Kyle Shanahan’s running game had been the most devastating weapon of the postseason.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2020

Now everyone was worried about honey-haired Tenley Albright, the hard-luck kid from Newton, Mass. Only two weeks before, she had gashed her right ankle in a practice accident.

From Time Magazine Archive

I stepped upon something which slipped from under me, and I went down sprawling, sure that I had gashed my foot, for I had felt a sharp edge as I fell.

From The Devil's Admiral by Moore, Frederick Ferdinand

And when they went off the stage, Booth was white with fear that he had gashed his friend.

From The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Townsend, George Alfred