Sentence examples for was to crush from inspiring English sources

The only acceptable response was to crush them.

It was to crush the other man's mind until he squirmed.

The initial instinct of their leaders was to crush demonstrators, and blood has flowed.

The aim was to crush the Palestinian militias before the Haganah had to face the invading Arab armies.

In communist times, there were regular defections from the KGB; it faced inward – its purpose was to crush internal threats and dissent.

His first task was to crush the unruly elements and restore firm government, using the existing institutions of government, with which the Anglo-Norman monarchy was well provided.

He has one thing in mind, and that's to crush the other team.

None of this is to crush idealism.

Here's to crushing career goals this Fall and beyond!

"A friend told me her 2010 resolution was to 'crush the patriarchy'," she recalled.

His loaded foot was poised to crush my knee.