Example Sentences

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Cathie Wood’s ARK funds have crushed the market in 2025, for the third consecutive year.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Less than a month after a loss which would have crushed many, Sinner bounced back at Wimbledon.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

Trust you have crushed it and have the eternal W, for so they did the true bros before you.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Stacy may have crushed on him first, but the sensible, lower-key Lydia has attracted him and can’t help but savor her newfound popularity with the elusive in-crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2023

And because—tell you what—if you land on a kid like Calvin, it feels like you have crushed a little pile of twigs and feathers.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor