crush
Example Sentences
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“It was somebody who was just as much a friend as a person that I had a crush on,” she recalls.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Most alarmingly, courts have wielded the statute to crush lawsuits that accuse social media companies of negligently providing a defective product.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The government is also urging councils to seize and crush vehicles belonging to people caught fly-tipping.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Alibaba, like many other tech stocks—particularly Chinese tech stocks—has been dragged down by fears that artificial intelligence will crush its profits.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
My first crush, way too late at fourteen!
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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