pulverized

Example Sentences

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Like the trees cut down and pulverized to make Man-su’s beloved paper products, ultimately we’re all being fed into the shredder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Retrieving the bodies from the Palestinian territory was difficult because it had been "pulverized," meaning that specialized equipment would be needed to get them out, they added.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Those efforts could be in vain if Haiti’s local economy is pulverized, making recovery efforts more challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

The 17-year-old from Cross Ash, Monmouthshire, had been racing downhill mountain bikes since he was eight, wanting to "go fast all the time", when he crashed before a race and pulverized one of his kidneys.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

Is the sand merely pulverized rock or something else?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan