smash down
phrasal verb
smashed down; smashing down; smashes down
: to hit (something) hard so that it breaks and falls down
Police smashed down the door.
Examples of smash down in a Sentence
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Until, that is, the authorities come, not knocking, but smashing down the door.
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Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2024
Then came a changeup, a little elevated, that Embrey barreled up and smashed down the right-field line.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
The walls of Mitchenor’s uterus instead pressed in as the baby struggled to move, to breathe and grow — impeding bones from maturing and smashing down on the umbilical cord that carries nutrients.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
During the event, guests took turns using sledgehammers to smash down one wall inside the office building, which was previously home to the Museum of Recording Arts, at 9590 Chesapeake Drive.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
In the fifth inning, first baseman Anthony Rizzo dived for a backhanded grab of a smash down the line by Seth Brown, then flipped from his knees to Germán covering the bag.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 June 2023
A lot of American children have experienced a moment where the whole reality of being defined by race came smashing down on them.
—Lawrence Specker | , al, 26 Jan. 2023
Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2024
Then came a changeup, a little elevated, that Embrey barreled up and smashed down the right-field line.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
The walls of Mitchenor’s uterus instead pressed in as the baby struggled to move, to breathe and grow — impeding bones from maturing and smashing down on the umbilical cord that carries nutrients.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
During the event, guests took turns using sledgehammers to smash down one wall inside the office building, which was previously home to the Museum of Recording Arts, at 9590 Chesapeake Drive.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
In the fifth inning, first baseman Anthony Rizzo dived for a backhanded grab of a smash down the line by Seth Brown, then flipped from his knees to Germán covering the bag.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 June 2023
A lot of American children have experienced a moment where the whole reality of being defined by race came smashing down on them.
—Lawrence Specker | , al, 26 Jan. 2023
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“Smash down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash%20down. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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