mash

Example Sentences

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Using the back of a spoon, mash some of the lentils directly in the skillet until the mixture lands somewhere between queso blanco and refried beans.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Or they can mash the brakes and get an extension from the Internal Revenue Service.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

That’s the monster mash: ‘I am who I am.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Mr. Cliff entered these contests early and began writing songs that were a mash of ska, rock-steady and calypso, globally popular then thanks to a string of hits by Harry Belafonte.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

“Absolutely. These Nexus-6 types...they’d roll all over us and mash us flat. You and I, all the bounty hunters—we stand between the Nexus-6 and mankind, a barrier which keeps the two distinct. Furthermore—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick