crushing
Example Sentences
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Slipping into survival mode, going through the motions without feeling the crushing weight of the reality of a situation, can be an adaptive response when you’re in the middle of a crisis.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Tyrone is known for its cluster of engineering and manufacturing firms and today more than 40% of the world's mobile crushing and screening equipment is made in the Mid Ulster area.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The emergence of industrial crushing in the 1910s transformed the crop.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Of the thousands who like Mahmoud went missing during the Hamas-Israel war, the crushing majority remain unaccounted for, disappeared in the death-stalked bedlam of Gaza, no hint as to whether they’re dead or alive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
If that happened, she wasn’t sure Hecate would be able—or willing—to stop the giant from crushing her and her friends.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
