How to Use smash in a Sentence

smash

1 of 3 noun

• The new movie is a smash.
• The vase fell to the ground with a loud smash.
• She was a smash at the party.
• His new song promises to be a smash hit.
• She hit an overhand smash that won the match.
• Johnson won male video of the year for the smash at last year’s show.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2023
• The result was a smash that led sales charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
• Grab your lover and clap along to this dance-friendly smash.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
• Of course, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise was a smash hit.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2023
• The show becomes a smash hit while at the same time sparking outrage.
  — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
• One of the best burgers in the city is most certainly the smash burger at Nowon.
  — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
• When one of these sharks goes in for the kill, the surface smash is epic, and your reel’s drag is going to scream.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
• The cocktail was a smash hit and opened the doors for all the inventive martinis of 2023.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
• Many gamers around the world have grown up with the smash hit, including in China.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023
• The Tampa Bay Rays rearranged the cast members a bit, but the end of the show was just as big of a smash.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
• The smash burger is to die for in the comfortable pub setting with great view.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2022
• Now, he’s matched one of his own records with one of his latest smashes.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Shogun was a smash hit, selling more than six million copies by 1980.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
• How about a game of smash or pass on popular cocktails to close us out?
  — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 16 Dec. 2022
• Is a Bryce Young-Quentin Johnston duo guaranteed to be a smash hit?
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 26 Jan. 2023
• Two iconic settings from the smash hit sitcom are pictured on the box as well.
  — Scott King, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
• That smash is back at No. 10, wasting no time in going right back into the top 10 yet again.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• The restaurant was a smash hit, and became a who’s who of A-List celebrities and fawning food critics.
  — Navneet Alang, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2023
• In the clip, Black and Gass strut around the red carpet, doing dance moves and jump-kicking while belting along to the D’s hard rock take on the 1998 pop smash.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
• The end result was exactly what the band and its team had hoped for: a growing radio smash.
  — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2023
• The movie quickly became a smash hit at the box office, with a half dozen more sequels later on.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 14 July 2023
• Years after the release of the 1982 supernatural smash hit E.T., the cast is still hard at work.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2023
• Thanks to Alvarez's big swing on the first pitch from Ryan, that streak of one or zero runs allowed ended with a smash.
  — Dave Campbell, Chron, 8 Apr. 2023
• The look was doubly wowing: her tennis-court green dress was custom Loewe (unsurprising, as she's loved by the fashion world) but the beauty came was a total smash.
  — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
• Green chili queso smash burger, made with a third-pound smash burger patty, hatch chile, pepper jack cheese, caramelized onion and chipotle aioli on a local pretzel bun.
  — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024

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smash

2 of 3 verb

• The ball smashed the window.
• The vase fell and smashed to pieces.
• He smashed the vase with a hammer.
• He smashed into the wall.
• She smashed the ball deep into the opposite corner.
• The trucks get smashed up, and the stuff gets looted or ransacked off the backs of the trucks.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• When the garlic has cooled, unwrap the bulb, squeeze out the cloves and smash them.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
• Meza dribbled to the right side of the box and smashed into the top right corner of the goal.
  — Kyle Garcia For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
• The men’s bodies were found the next day, the stocks of their guns smashed from having been used as clubs.
  — Sebastian Junger, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• Colorado and coach Deion Sanders are the talk of the sport and smashing audience records.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
• In a nearby liquor store, bottles shimmied off their shelves and smashed to the floor.
  — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
• The trick is to smash some beans against your pot to thicken the soup and extract colossal flavor.
  — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 27 Mar. 2023
• The wave smashed glass on the patios of rooms facing the ocean at the motel and flooding rooms with about 2 feet of water.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• Using the heel of your palm, gently smash each one open so that the skin splits but the potato remains whole.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2023
• After striking the other car, troopers said the Corvette smashed through the power pole and hit a tree.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
• To make pie, pumpkins are smashed, have their seeds removed and then are strained and mushed into a puree.
  — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
• The migrants had been clinging to the jagged rocks after their boat smashed into the reef late Friday.
  — Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2023
• Kai Luschar drew a leadoff walk and Bunker smashed the first pitch to left-center for her ninth home run of the season to put the Ducks ahead.
  — oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2023
• Apple says the new material makes the phones lighter and harder to smash.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023
• This thought was immensely satisfying, as was the smashing sound of the rock against the drone’s body.
  — Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
• Anything that can smash, like a nice camera, should always be stored in lower bins in the event of a hasty turn or quick stop.
  — Josh Max, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Alyssa Daniell smashes a 2-run home run to left-center, 2-0 Oregon.
  — oregonlive, 12 May 2023
• Trailing by two runs in the eighth inning with the bases loaded, Ruth smashed a three-run homer over the center-field fence — his second blast of the game to match Gehrig’s two blasts.
  — Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
• Neel Kashkari smashed a wind-up toy train and handed out gas cards to protest high-speed rail during his 2014 run for governor.
  — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
• True, BlackPink has smashed various records, and chalked up eight U.K. top 40 appearances along the way.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 May 2023
• When the momentum swung one last time, as Alcaraz cranked a backhand down the line to break Djokovic’s serve early in the fifth set, the Serb with the steely mind smashed his racket on the net post.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 16 July 2023
• The players smashed into each other, and Poa hit the floor and immediately held her head in her hands.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
• Walker woke up on the morning of May 10 to the sound of a Portland police officer trying to smash the car window to his left.
  — oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2023
• Where books were banned and statues smashed, songs endured through oral tradition.
  — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
• Following the loss, the Australian Open champion smashed her racket into the ground three times and didn’t shake hands with Kalinina.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024

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smash

3 of 3 adjective

• This is a smash spot for Etienne after the Jaguars’ offense struggled last week against the Chiefs in their home opener.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
• And one final note about flipping: Resist the urge to tap the pancake with the spatula after flipping it — this isn’t a smash burger!
  — Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
• The 16-tap bar is serving draft beers and wines by the glass, and the location also includes a full kitchen, with a menu of smash burgers, sandwiches, soups and salads.
  — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
• Armed with little resources and facing heavy losses, the musicians must unite to make their smash debut.
  — Caroline Brew, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
• This new sequel has the momentum of a smash summer blockbuster though, looking to more than triple the debut of its predecessor.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 June 2023
• Does this mean that Operation Fortune is going to be a breakout super-smash?
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• Few things in music are more daunting than following up a smash debut album, but Olivia Rodrigo has pulled off that feat with Guts.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• Sam Raimi remembers when Darkman bombed and Spider-Man was a surprise super-smash.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
• The Young American is more traditional with smash patties, pickles, lager onions and American cheese.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2023
• Unbeknownst to his new girlfriend, Ellison, under a pseudonym, has written a novel that becomes a smash success.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• Veep was a smash success and starred Louis-Dreyfus as a floundering American vice president constantly mired by hilarious setbacks and scandals.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• This is a smash spot for Etienne after the Jaguars’ offense struggled last week against the Chiefs in their home opener.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
• And one final note about flipping: Resist the urge to tap the pancake with the spatula after flipping it — this isn’t a smash burger!
  — Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
• The 16-tap bar is serving draft beers and wines by the glass, and the location also includes a full kitchen, with a menu of smash burgers, sandwiches, soups and salads.
  — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
• Armed with little resources and facing heavy losses, the musicians must unite to make their smash debut.
  — Caroline Brew, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
• This new sequel has the momentum of a smash summer blockbuster though, looking to more than triple the debut of its predecessor.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 June 2023
• Does this mean that Operation Fortune is going to be a breakout super-smash?
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• Few things in music are more daunting than following up a smash debut album, but Olivia Rodrigo has pulled off that feat with Guts.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• Sam Raimi remembers when Darkman bombed and Spider-Man was a surprise super-smash.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
• The Young American is more traditional with smash patties, pickles, lager onions and American cheese.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2023
• Unbeknownst to his new girlfriend, Ellison, under a pseudonym, has written a novel that becomes a smash success.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• Veep was a smash success and starred Louis-Dreyfus as a floundering American vice president constantly mired by hilarious setbacks and scandals.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• This is a smash spot for Etienne after the Jaguars’ offense struggled last week against the Chiefs in their home opener.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
• And one final note about flipping: Resist the urge to tap the pancake with the spatula after flipping it — this isn’t a smash burger!
  — Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
• The 16-tap bar is serving draft beers and wines by the glass, and the location also includes a full kitchen, with a menu of smash burgers, sandwiches, soups and salads.
  — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
• Armed with little resources and facing heavy losses, the musicians must unite to make their smash debut.
  — Caroline Brew, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
• This new sequel has the momentum of a smash summer blockbuster though, looking to more than triple the debut of its predecessor.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 June 2023
• Does this mean that Operation Fortune is going to be a breakout super-smash?
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• Few things in music are more daunting than following up a smash debut album, but Olivia Rodrigo has pulled off that feat with Guts.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• Sam Raimi remembers when Darkman bombed and Spider-Man was a surprise super-smash.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024