- crush
- 01. The student [crushed] his notes into a ball, and threw them in the waste paper basket.02. Make sure you [crush] all the tin cans before putting them in the recycling.03. The old cars are [crushed], and then melted down for the metal.04. A construction worker was [crushed] to death when a cement wall fell on him.05. She drank some kind of sweet cocktail with lots of fruit juice and [crushed] ice in it.06. The government has promised to [crush] any opposition.07. Benny was [crushed] by the news that he didn't get the job.08. The mother got separated from her children in the [crush] to get off the subway.09. The ruling party suffered a [crushing] defeat at the hands of the left-wing party.10. Mao Zedong once said, "Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to [crush] the enemy."11. Stella Adler once said that life beats down and [crushes] the soul, and art reminds you that you have one.12. There is a Palestinian proverb which observes that there will be a day for the oppressor when he will be [crushed] like garlic.13. [Crushed] cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.14. Recycled glass can be [crushed], and used in a mixture for paving roads.15. The anaconda of Guyana is a giant snake which can easily [crush] a human being, but they rarely attack people.16. In November 1956, a Hungarian uprising against the rule from Moscow was [crushed] by Soviet troops.17. Harriet was [crushed] when she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her.18. Your grandmother will be [crushed] if you don't phone her for her birthday.19. If you ever try to stop me, I will [crush] you like a bug!
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.