were smashing
- past progressive of smash.
Example Sentences
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Mark Loftus has been a New York Yankees fan since the days when Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were smashing home runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
We’re talking about a furor unlike anything we’d seen since men with sledgehammers were smashing jukeboxes, trying to kill rock ’n’ roll in the 1950s.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Her alleged crimes were smashing a racket and then calling the umpire a “thief” after he deducted a point for the racket infraction.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2018
It was as if Godzilla were smashing up their bridges, roads and railways before their eyes.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2017
When it quieted, he listened to the dripping, and the duller roar beneath his feet, where the waves were smashing against Breakwater’s huge stone arches and swirling through its dungeons.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
