How to Use smash in in a Sentence

smash in

verb
  • A week later, her car windows were smashed in.
    — Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The entrance to a subway could also be seen smashed in.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Their good fortune ran out when they were smashed in the Super Bowl.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Glass could then be heard smashing in the background as Ray made his way upstairs.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The whole tomatoes are smashed in the pan, creating a thick, lumpy sauce with great texture.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Drake has now debuted 10 smashes in first place.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Here, they’re gently smashed in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin into irregular pieces.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The entire driver’s side of the windshield was completely smashed in.
    — Cheyne Matzenbacher, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Prior to that, there was an incident where the mosque was riddled with bullets and had its windows smashed in.
    — Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Sinners star looked smashing in a black mandarin collar jacket with large buttons.
    — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Images from the scene showed the front part of the top deck of the bus smashed in and its metal frame badly dented, as first responders cordoned off the area.
    — Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The object the detective uses to smash in the window appears similar to a scissor jack.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • When looking specifically at soloists, there are a select few that have produced true smashes in the largest music market in the world.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Everybody should have predicted that the record for total goals in a World Cup would get smashed in this tournament.
    — ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • Aron’s vehicle immediately caught fire, while Zelger’s right front side was smashed in.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Brahim Diaz chipped the ball in behind for him, and Valverde popped the ball over Marc Guehi’s head and smashed in his third.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The building’s entrance was smashed in the strike, preventing residents from escaping.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • There’s supposed to be a different cut of the film that shows Sarah’s face being smashed in by Nikki in the movie’s most shocking moment.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Three minutes later, Rosenberry cleaned up a poor Toronto clearance and smashed in his first goal of the season to double the lead.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The song first became a graveyard (and aboveground) smash in 1962, ruling for two weeks leading up to that Halloween.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Carrillo was captured on video dramatically smashing in federal agents' windows on the pot farm.
    — Louis Casiano , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • When panels are smashed in unauthorized scrap yards or tossed into landfills, these toxins seep into groundwater and eventually enter the food chain.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Seven stores in a strip mall in Maine Township, Illinois, had their windows smashed in apparent overnight burglaries.
    — CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Then 1979’s Breakfast in America became the biggest smash in the group’s career.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Photos shared by authorities show that the buggy was totaled, was missing wheels and rolled over onto the side of the road, while the Buick's front was smashed in and its windshield shattered.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • The English outfit was never focused on radio play or chart wins, but this week the group earns an unexpected new smash in the United States with a decades-old cut.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Getty Images Deftones have spent more than a quarter-century reaching Billboard’s radio charts with some of the biggest smashes in hard rock music.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The first Simpsons movie was a global smash in 2007, bringing in $536 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Behind Sarnow and Common Council members, employees used equipment to lift a wrecked SUV with its left front side smashed in, a somber reminder of the devastation caused by reckless driving.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • More than half a century after the English rock outfit first began scoring wins on charts on both sides of the Atlantic, the Rolling Stones are back with not just another hit, but one more top 10 smash in America.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

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