smash
verb (used with object)
to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter.
had smashed
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past perfectof smash.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At Auburn, he had smashed college records set by the likes of Tiger Woods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
A witness told the station that the car had smashed into a divider at the tunnel that passes underneath the airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
James Love, 54, who hid the work after another man had smashed through the door of the gallery, wanted the Banksy "on his walls", jurors were told.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
Chunks of brick retaining walls upended by the mud had smashed into the vehicles.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
By the end of August, the Red Army had smashed the Germans at Kursk.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
