Example Sentences

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Surprise package: Liverpool rapper Mazza L20 has crashed the YouTube top 10 in his home city above some global superstars.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Intel’s stock has crashed 17%, wiping out more than $46 billion in market value, since executives revealed the flub on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

"A Tejas fighter aircraft from India participating in today's flying display at the Dubai Airshow has crashed, resulting in the tragic death of the pilot," Dubai's state-run media office posted on X.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

A helicopter has crashed in a field on the Isle of Wight with one person airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

It feels like my world was made of sand and I didn’t know it, and a gigantic wave has crashed in, wiped it out, and left me with something that doesn’t resemble my life.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas