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.
were smashing
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past progressiveof smash.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
I don’t want to think about who they were, and why they were smashing things or spraying the walls.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
