crush beneath

Frequency: 5.74.9 per million words

to be crushed by something from above

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Examples (10)

  • He was crushed beneath a bus.
  • The car was crushed beneath the falling tree.
  • In the earthquake, several homes were crushed beneath a massive landslide.
  • The miner was tragically crushed beneath tons of collapsing rock.
  • Be careful, or you'll get crushed beneath that heavy machinery.
  • The ancient city's ruins lay crushed beneath layers of volcanic ash for centuries.
  • Figuratively, the small business was being crushed beneath the weight of corporate competition.
  • A tiny insect was crushed beneath the sole of his boot.
  • The rebellion was quickly crushed beneath the might of the imperial army.
  • He felt his spirit being crushed beneath the relentless pressure to succeed.