crushing

"to crush grapes"

"to crush quartz"

"After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections"

"The enormous amount of homework was crushing her spirit and making her feel hopeless. "

"The team's final goal was crushing their opponent's hopes of winning the championship. "

"an eggshell crushes easily"

"Sarah was crushing on the new student in her class. "

"The artist expertly crushed the colors in the painting, making the mountains appear much closer to the viewer. "

"The crushing weight of homework kept her up all night. "

"The old accounts of the crushing described a slow, agonizing death. "

"oilseed crushings"

"a crushing defeat"

"Oh, your dog has leukemia? That’s crushing."