slang

Examples of smashed in a Sentence

He had a few too many beers and was smashed. the smashed figurine left bits of china all over the rug
Recent Examples on the Web While cooling inflation and a robust GDP reading that smashed economists’ expectations are reasons to be optimistic about the US economy, one key economic engine seems to still be sputtering: small businesses. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024 Among smashed window pieces, a mother was raped in the back of her south Charlotte home Wednesday morning, police said. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024 Inside the factory, firefighters were working to extinguish a blaze that was raging amid piles of smashed brick walls, with shards of glass cracking underneath their feet. Daria Mitiuk, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023 Two teachers managed to escape through the smashed windows and brought several of the children out with them. Salem, hunched in the bus, had managed to open some of the side windows. Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023 Photos on the Poppi’s Pastrami & More Facebook page show the Dodge Ram pickup truck that was hauling the food trailer with a smashed front end. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023 More recently, the band had to postpone the Latin American leg of their 2023 world tour so Barker could have surgery on a smashed finger. Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023 One bite might have a bit of smashed lemongrass, another a zip of ginger. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023 The officer first noticed a Roman candle shooting out of a smashed window in the garage, Verdigris Police Chief Jack Shackelford said, according to the outlet. Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of smashed was circa 1959

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“Smashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smashed. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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