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.
have smashed
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present perfectof smash.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Given this, how can any homeowner feel okay about scrubbing away a Banksy without feeling as if they have smashed a Ming vase?
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025
Only after the waiting necessities were over did I stumble upon not one but two books that may have smashed the paradox.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
It is designed with a giant globe that appears to have smashed into the front of the building and wedged part of the way inside it, cracking the foundation from top to bottom.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Disick reportedly was driving in the Oaks neighborhood and is believed to have smashed into a stone mailbox that appeared to have been destroyed in the photos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
Hizdahr’s death would have smashed the fragile peace.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
