crush
verb (used with object)
to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
uncrushed
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a word derived from
crush.
Example Sentences
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Whether or not the analysis of the uncrushed Vielasia skull has settled the echolocation debate about early bats, Prof. Hand hopes that it will inspire further exploration of the fossil record.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
Vielasia -- which is not a direct ancestor of today's bats but may have been closely related to it -- was only a small bat, with the uncrushed skull measuring only 1.8 cm long.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
When the machine slowly uncrushed the chair, it retook its original shape.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2015
That is typical of Bent, uncrushed by disappointment, enthusiastic even in adversity, and not at all ready to give up on his England dream.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2010
His hats were black, round of crown and straight of brim, and uncrushed as though he still left room for a coiled queue.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
