How to Use pulverize in a Sentence

pulverize

verb
  • Bits of pulverized rock filled the air.
  • The mower pulverizes grass clippings.
  • On both days, nuance was pulverized in the heat of war.
    — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t pulverize them; the sauce should have a bit of texture.
    — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
  • Once all the grass and weeds are dried, rototill with a rear-tine tiller to pulverize the soil.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 13 June 2018
  • But this time, the effect has been to pulverize any sense of limits.
    — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 30 Apr. 2021
  • My brother, who works at the dock, said many drivers were pulverized.
    — Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • When grinding the seeds, be sure to keep them coarse — don’t pulverize them to a powder.
    — Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022
  • In fact, the cracks move at 4,000 miles per hour, which pulverizes the glass.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 May 2017
  • My two-cup chopper/grinder makes pesto, hummus, and spice pastes; whips cream; and pulverizes nuts.
    — Eric Velasco, AL.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • If it had been designed to splinter on contact, his brain might have been pulverized.
    — Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Millions of dollars worth of equipment that had been moved to an area deemed safe was pulverized.
    — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, 21 Jan. 2018
  • But for export, the leaves must be picked, dried and pulverized into a powder.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
  • But for export, the leaves must be picked, dried and pulverized into a powder.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • Use a food processor to finely chop the greens, but don’t pulverize them.
    — Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2020
  • It’s long been known that the plunge pulverizes satellites and other space debris.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Once basil leaves are chopped, sliced or pulverized in a food processor, the leaves will darken a bit.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Transfer to a blender or food processor, and pulse to pulverize.
    — Betsy Andrews, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
  • All of it was released into the air when the buildings were pulverized into dust.
    — Noah Goldberg, The Seattle Times, 10 Sep. 2018
  • Large machines dug up the rocky waste and pulverized it into powder and gravel.
    — Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Go to whatever town or city Robert Card came from and pulverize that city.
    — Amanda Morris, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The Hawks were pulverized on drives in the first two games of this series and this looked like an attempt to shift that.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • And don't pulverize clay into dust—this worsens soil compaction.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • Next, the material goes through a grinder to pulverize large pieces of debris.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Barton Springs crushes their germs with stone wheels, which pulverize but maintain the good oils of the wheat.
    — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Then the cook pulverizes the poppy seeds using a mortar and pestle, meat grinder or other tool.
    — Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Garcia turns them into crumbs (smash them or pulverize in a food processor) and adds them to the batter.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The stainless steel blades are designed to pulverize through stems, skins, and seeds to give you a smooth, even texture every time.
    — Sam Lauron, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Mix herbs, salt and garlic, put the spice mixture in a salt grinder or pulverize slightly in a mortar and pestle.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Nearby, the hotel bartender pulverized ice in the world’s loudest blender.
    — Zoe Si, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025

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