smash
Example Sentences
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Last November, Kenyan Hellen Obiri wore the On Cloudboom Strike—less than 6 ounces for a men’s size 9—to smash the New York City Marathon women’s course record by nearly three minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Two decades earlier, Lindy, for her part, made a smash, and a packet, with “My Rainbow Starts With Black,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, seemingly based on her own dysfunctional family, and its Oscar-winning film adaptation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
One group of drivers might smash right through.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 29, 2026
One group of drivers might smash right through.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 29, 2026
I hear a zipper running up, and a moment later the complete works of Shakespeare smash into the wall beside me.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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