crushing
Example Sentences
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Sunday's vote was the first general election since Armenia, a small South Caucasus country of three million people, suffered a crushing military defeat by Azerbaijan in 2023.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
By Ian's own admission, in the space of five weeks the family have gone from incredible highs to crushing lows.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
After crushing the Bar Kokhba revolt in the year 135, Emperor Hadrian renamed the province Syria Palaestina, invoking the Philistines, enemies of Israel, to erase Jewish identification with the land.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Alberto Fujimori led Peru through the turbulent 1990s, crushing Maoist Shining Path rebels and taming hyperinflation.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
