How to Use pulverize in a Sentence

pulverize

verb
Definition of pulverizenext
Synonyms for pulverizenext
  • The impact of the crash pulverized the sedan’s front end.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, the cracks move at 4,000 miles per hour, which pulverizes the glass.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 May 2017
  • In fact, the cracks move at 4,000 miles per hour, which pulverizes the glass.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 May 2017
  • Once all the grass and weeds are dried, rototill with a rear-tine tiller to pulverize the soil.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 13 June 2018
  • Don’t pulverize them; the sauce should have a bit of texture.
    — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
  • That battle pulverized much of the eastern part of the city.
    — John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • The Hawks were pulverized on drives in the first two games of this series and this looked like an attempt to shift that.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The Bruins also pulverized Asheville, 56-24, in points in the paint.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • When grinding the seeds, be sure to keep them coarse — don’t pulverize them to a powder.
    — Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022
  • But this time, the effect has been to pulverize any sense of limits.
    — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 30 Apr. 2021
  • This is a much better team than the one that got pulverized by Oklahoma and Ohio State the past two years.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Barton Springs crushes their germs with stone wheels, which pulverize but maintain the good oils of the wheat.
    — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Still, those road walks below the Rockies—as many as 45 miles in one day, on four hours of sleep—had pulverized his feet.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Megan has to look at her life the same way, or else the weight of the loss, violence, and vitriol she’s faced will pulverize her.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2022
  • The Lions are 0-2 and had an ignominious start to the season in which they were pulverized by the Jets.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2018
  • Pulverize 8 to 12 peeled garlic cloves along with a large pinch of salt with a mortar and pestle.
    — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2017
  • State wildlife officials did not say how long the deer was stuck, but the struggle went on long enough to pulverize all the grass and dig a small rut at the spot.
    — al, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Go to whatever town or city Robert Card came from and pulverize that city.
    — Amanda Morris, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • My two-cup chopper/grinder makes pesto, hummus, and spice pastes; whips cream; and pulverizes nuts.
    — Eric Velasco, AL.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Swenson said park staff groom the Nordic trails with a pair of snowmobiles that pull machines that pulverize the snow and then set track.
    — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Millions of dollars worth of equipment that had been moved to an area deemed safe was pulverized.
    — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, 21 Jan. 2018
  • Use a food processor to finely chop the greens, but don’t pulverize them.
    — Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2020
  • To make it, a mix of toasted nuts, spices, and seeds is pulverized into a crunchy, crumbly mélange that somehow tastes bright, earthy, and rich all at the same time.
    — Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2023
  • All of it was released into the air when the buildings were pulverized into dust.
    — Noah Goldberg, The Seattle Times, 10 Sep. 2018
  • The stainless steel blades are designed to pulverize through stems, skins, and seeds to give you a smooth, even texture every time.
    — Sam Lauron, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2021
  • But how the agave plants are milled — that is, crushed or pulverized — has an impact on the way either finished spirit will taste.
    — David Hammond, chicagotribune.com, 11 July 2017
  • Drake made a few snide remarks, and then Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Lamar came back and just pulverized him.
    — Susan Caskie, theweek, 21 May 2024
  • Transfer to a blender or food processor, and pulse to pulverize.
    — Betsy Andrews, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Mix herbs, salt and garlic, put the spice mixture in a salt grinder or pulverize slightly in a mortar and pestle.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • If it had been designed to splinter on contact, his brain might have been pulverized.
    — Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2017

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