How to Use smashed in a Sentence

smashed

adjective
  • He had a few too many beers and was smashed.
  • The smashed bike scraped a 25-foot wake on the pavement.
    Lauren Smiley, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The photos of his smashed SUV made the rounds and the singer would cancel a slew of shows.
    Geoff Edgers, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Some clashed with police at the site and left smashed glass doors.
    Yang Jie and Aaron Tilley, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Pour the berries onto the baking sheet and pick out any smashed berries, leaves, twigs, etc.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 June 2020
  • By 2010, the parking lot was pockmarked with weeds, trash and smashed glass.
    Don Stacom, courant.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • That would mean smashed windows would count as proof, and the victim wouldn’t have to come to court.
    Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 15 June 2018
  • That is next to the room with hundreds of his trophies and plaques and dozens of his smashed rackets.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2023
  • He was left with 40% vision in his left eye and a smashed cheekbone.
    Dallas News, 6 May 2022
  • Add olive oil, half the smashed garlic, onions, bay leaves and bacon.
    Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
  • Serve the ribs and sauce over smashed potatoes and sautéed spinach, if desired, and top with the pickled red onions.
    Woman's Day, 3 Feb. 2017
  • Video of the aftermath shows a crater spanning the width of the road, and a smashed cargo van that had been filled with food.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022
  • Add the smashed garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt and blend until smooth.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Her son-in-law came to help her board up the windows and clear the smashed glass in her one-bedroom apartment on the ground floor.
    Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The smashed vehicle landed a few feet from where it was hit.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022
  • No smashed guitars, but The Who in Phoenix still lived up to their legend Is park and ride available?
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The 7-Eleven remained closed on Monday and the smashed front window was boarded up.
    CBS News, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Photographs from the scene showed cars with smashed windows and at least one car was flipped over.
    Fox News, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Get her foolproof recipe for smashed burgers with caramelized onions from the new book below!
    People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022
  • The department shared photos of the extrication and of the smashed car.
    Fox News, 2 Feb. 2022
  • O’Donnell had a second surgery to repair his smashed pelvis on Tuesday.
    Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Officers tried to help all occupants of the smashed van, found 200 yards west of the train crossing.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2021
  • Video posted on Facebook showed a smashed bus crashed under a bridge.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The smashed cucumbers with XO sauce and crispy rice lightly scorch and then refresh.
    New York Times, 19 Sep. 2022
  • No smashed guitars, but The Who in Phoenix lived up to their legacy Portugal.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The most conspicuous monument to the fighting is the smashed hulk of an Antonov An-225.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2022
  • One bite might have a bit of smashed lemongrass, another a zip of ginger.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Ayesha, who cooked smashed potatoes and a tomahawk steak and played beer pong as the crowd surged, was greeted like a rock star.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Cut 1 bunch of scallions in half, and add to cavity with smashed ginger.
    Amy Thielen, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Gutiérrez likes to dip his steak in smashed roasted garlic.
    Janelle Davis, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023

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