crush under
Frequency: 6.57.5 per million words
to be crushed by something from above
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- A worker was tragically crushed under a collapsed wall.
- The car was completely crushed under the weight of the fallen tree.
- He feared his leg would be crushed under the shifting rubble.
- Several boxes were crushed under the heavier equipment in the truck.
- The delicate flowers were crushed under the careless footsteps of the crowd.
- In the earthquake, many homes were crushed under tons of rock and debris.
- Be careful, or your hand will get crushed under the closing gate.
- The tiny insect was instantly crushed under his boot.
- Rescuers worked to free the man who was crushed under the train's wreckage.
- His hopes felt crushed under the immense pressure of expectation.