smash in

verb

smashed in; smashing in; smashes in
: to hit (something) hard so that it breaks it or gets a hole in it
I smashed in the window.
I was so mad I felt like smashing his face in.

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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 Mbappe hit the ground running, Ousmane Dembele smashed in a brilliant hat-trick against Norway, Michael Olise has provided a succession of dribbles and through balls, while Desire Doue has chipped in from the left, too. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 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 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 See All Example Sentences for smash in

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