How to Use crash in a Sentence

crash

1 of 2 verb
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  • The books crashed to the floor.
  • The walls crashed down around them.
  • The cymbals crashed and the trumpets blew.
  • We listened to the waves crashing against the shore.
  • She crashed the car into a tree, but no one was hurt.
  • Thunder crashed as the rain started to pour.
  • He has crashed two cars, a truck, and a motorcycle.
  • The stuntman crashed through the window on a motorcycle.
  • He crashed the cymbals together.
  • The van crashed just outside the parking lot, in the 3000 block of Prospect Street.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2023
  • And when that happens, the structure and the habits and the details just crash along with the train.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • And the trains are askew again, though nothing crashed this time.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But so many people had swarmed the market that the Wi-Fi crashed.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
  • If they’re being fished at the limit, the stock’s going to crash.
    — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The officer did not give chase, but the teen crashed trying to make a left turn.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The driver fled, crashed his car into a ditch and tried to escape on foot.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Instead, the figure comes crashing through the window, like some thug in a cop thriller.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 July 2023
  • In January, bright pink waves were seen crashing along the shore in San Diego.
    — CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Many homebuilders were scarred by the Great Recession, when a glut of homes on the market crashed prices.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
  • At Banter Bar, most groups were split in terms of those who stayed up and those who crashed for a few hours before the game.
    — Claire Fahy, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The craft that crashed was an MH-60 helicopter, the officials said.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Introverts may crash after a few days or weeks and need to recharge alone.
    — Nancy Napier, Idaho Statesman, 18 Feb. 2024
  • But crashing in the restaurant allows people, whether from the suburbs or out of town, to stay in the city for cheap.
    — Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
  • But the prospect of a crashing real estate market isn’t slowing the stock bulls.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 18 July 2023
  • In the wake of the invasion, the ruble crashed, inflation spiked, and real wages fell.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2024
  • When the shaking subsided, parts of the concrete walls had broken off, and pieces of the ceiling in some rooms had crashed to the floor.
    — Yaqoob Akbary, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Eight barges broke away, three of which crashed into a gambling vessel that was moored there.
    — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Eight crew members were onboard when the aircraft crashed.
    — Lauren Minore, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The car crashed and Drake got out and fled into a shed behind a home near downtown Nashville, Aaron added.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
  • In one instance, a wave was powerful enough to crash over a beach wall, knock over adults and propel a truck down a road.
    — Sergio Olmos, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
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crash

2 of 2 noun
  • Lisin died in a car crash in 2011—well over a decade ago.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
  • Top-of-the-line crash ratings on front and side impacts.
    — Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The car burst into flames after the crash, per the reports.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Netflix has said that the exact moment of the crash will not be shown.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
  • All six people aboard the aircraft died as a result of the crash, the SBSD said.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • State police said the Exit 92 off-ramp was closed for some time because of the crash.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Details on the circumstances of the crash were not released.
    — Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
  • It was not known if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The crash happened around 5:50 p.m. local time, according to the base.
    — Luis Rodriguez, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • At the time of the crash, the road was wet from rain, although it was not known if the crash was weather-related.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Their siblings Alan Miller, 9, and Rose Miller, 13, were also injured in the crash.
    — John Molseed, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
  • This reduces rotational motion to the brain in the event of a crash.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 18 May 2023
  • The crash onto a Half Moon Bay beach a little before 5 p.m. on Feb. 8 wasn’t lethal, deputies said.
    — Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The only survivor of the crash was Trevor Rees-Jones, who was Dodi’s bodyguard.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • On the ship On the ship, a desperate effort was underway to avoid a crash.
    — William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The Sylmar motorist was killed in the crash, the TV news outlet reported.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Three swimmers from the University of Wyoming have been killed in a car crash.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This weekend’s crash was not the MiG-23’s first North American crash.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The crash is apparently linked to the current bribery charges against the senator and his wife.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • In 1947, his father died in a plane crash, leaving the infant Carl as the heir apparent.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The Erbil air base also came under attack the day before the drone crash.
    — Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The man was injured after responding to the scene for the crash, ABC 7 reported.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • In a study released last year, Waymo found that its crash rate was 85% lower than that of humans.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Fines would be doubled if the penalty occurs during a car crash.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
  • Irvine police are investigating the cause of the crash.
    — Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The Bullitt County community is mourning the death of a 16-year-old girl killed over the weekend in a car crash.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Stephen Richard Becker of Timonium died at the scene of the crash in Dundalk.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2023
  • One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Athens Thursday night.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 21 July 2023
  • Muttart testified that Grossman’s excessive speed led to the crash that killed the boys.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The crash left both vehicles disabled, with the suspect running away toward F and 32nd streets.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024

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