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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The 18-year-old female elephant got loose from her handler outside her enclosure, then went on the run, demolishing the door of a saloon on North Avenue, smashing in the window of another and walking through the fence around a vacant lot. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Today’s mission is about smashing in crypt doors with a battering ram. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 One smashed in the front passenger window while others approached the driver‘s side door and dragged him outside. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Part comedy, part drama, generously part entertainment industry farce, the series proved to be such a smash in its native country that Netflix bought the show in 2015, eventually helping shepherd it to four seasons. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smash in

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