How to Use crush in a Sentence
- The machine crushes the cans so that they can be stored until they are recycled.
- Unfortunately some of the flowers got crushed when we were moving them.
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This look first hit the streets of New York in 2020, but still crushes.
—Jen Spyra, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
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Tori Roloff's kids are ready to crush the back-to-school season.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
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For an even stronger pesticide, the skin can be left on and crushed with the rest of the garlic.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
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The actor was trying to help his nephew out of the snow near his home in Lake Tahoe when the Sno-Cat crushed him.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
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Renner was trying to help his nephew out of the snow near his home in Lake Tahoe when the Sno-Cat crushed him at the start of the year.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
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Kosher salt, crushed red pepper, and black pepper: To season the greens.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
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How crushing was it to be sent home during boot-camp week?
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
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The man peered through a small gap where the window had been, the roof having crushed the window pillar.
—Tom Hallman, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
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And with his dream crushed, his mental health suffered.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
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When the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, Farris was crushed.
—Emma Brown and Peter Jamison, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023
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And the prisoners, who by this point were expecting to go home any day, were crushed.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
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This is because anvil pruners are designed to cut through husky stems and branches, but crushes them to bits in the process.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
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Photos showed the silver car with a badly mangled roof and the windshield crushed flat.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
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Trea Turner crushed Tigers pitching with two home runs among four hits.
—Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2023
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Some victims suffer crushing injuries to the torso or get speared in the chest by jagged chunks of steel.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
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Walls were ripped away showing contents of various rooms of the house crushed.
—Celeste McCauley, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
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Seager crushed his second home run of the game into right field in the seventh inning.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
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And yet another option is to lightly crush the cherry with the side of a chef's knife to loosen the pit enough to be able to pick it out.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 13 July 2023
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When the votes were tallied, those eight survivors became five — and the dreams of three contestants were crushed.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 May 2023
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Stir in water, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
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If desired, crush sea salt with your fingers, and sprinkle over pecans.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
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The front ends of two cars appeared heavily damaged, crushed by the debris.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
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Cliff goes back into his on-earth body and is instantly crushed to see blood all over his home.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 June 2023
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In four large rings, faces crushed into thighs in human pretzels.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
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To save bullets, children were sometimes pushed into the pile alive to be smothered and crushed.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023
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Sometimes the aspects of James’ story are crushing, while the songs let the sentiments soar.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
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When Culp took charge, GE was reeling from a crushing load of roughly $140 billion in debt.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
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The 5-foot-7 freshman crushed a pitch past the center field wall to score Hummel a second time on a two-run homer, giving the Lancers a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
- The crush in the train station is at its worst during the afternoon rush hour.
- Outside the hotel stood a crush of reporters waiting for her arrival.
- Yesterday I saw my old high school crush for the first time in five years.
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The downsides are that the enormous blades are tricky to transport and crush.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 28 May 2023
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Ted, played by Ben Stiller, had a crush on Mary in high school but missed his chance.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 15 July 2023
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But then, the whole world had a crush on Jennifer Aniston.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
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My answer, for most work crushes, is to start small — and in a group.
—Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
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And there was a babysitter named Maryanne that Rodney had a crush on.
—Matt Thompson, Spin, 26 Sep. 2023
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At the end of the second episode, Lizzie would get a text from her middle school crush, Ethan Craft.
—Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
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The crush of death is still raw, but not quite all-consuming.
—Kate Tuttle, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2023
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Miller’s film started late thanks to a crush of remarks.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
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The three of them — plus Mary Ellen’s crush Bob — are then tormented by the spirits raised by Annabelle.
—Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
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In this context, dwelling on the Itaewon crush is bad for business.
—TIME, 26 Oct. 2023
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Candy crush Want to know the true signal that fall has arrived?
—Compiled By Elaine Rogers, Stephanie Allmon Merry and Celeste Williams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
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Follow the tips below on how to flirt over text and your crush will respond in no time.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 5 May 2023
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The Bear star also got to meet her childhood crush Matthew Macfadyen!
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
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The first film follows a lonely 12-year-old boy who has a big crush on his babysitter.
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 18 Apr. 2023
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Travis first went public with his crush on the Midnights songstress in July.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
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In the film, Slater is playing Boq, a munchkin boy who, fittingly, has a crush on Glinda.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023
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When the group reversed course there was a crush of people, scuffles and some arrests.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
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At one point, Doja asks Ice Spice who her first celebrity crush was.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
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Their real goal: Use the club to get close to their crushes and finally get laid.
—Kerensa Cadenas, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2023
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Joanna Gaines had a big-time celebrity crush back in the day – on David Letterman!
—Eric Todisco, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
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Everyone seemed to have a crush on its wild-haired star, Jeremy Allen White.
—Time, 19 June 2023
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The orange crushes were flowing, and the early 2000s jams were going.
—Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
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The families became close, and as teenagers the pair were each other’s first crushes.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2023
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Helen’s mundane world is turned upside down by the return of Joanne, a crush from her schooldays.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 May 2023
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Even Grayson's great grandfather partakes, and Grayson's darling crush in the pale pink dress shows up to support her friend.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2023
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The crush of people and massive police presence would make driving too slow.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
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Frozen Empire is certain to win the weekend, but there’s no lack of other new product as indie studios try to get their titles out before the crush of summer.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
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