1.  That was before the Northridge Earthquake crushed their dreams, destroying almost everything they owned.

2.  The chief among them was Vargas, who saw another dream crushed by men who, like his father, were not there for him when he needed them.

3.  The mayor, Deedee Corradini, announced she would not run for a third term, crushing her dream of presiding over the Olympics here.

4.  The Sun Valley development emerged as a symbol of that complex structure, as well as crushed dreams and failed thrifts.

5.  Thousands of foreign men and women have had their American dream crushed by an American nightmare.

6.  The military crushed those dreams.

7.  The Nazis crushed his dream, arresting Kozlowiecki, along with scores of other priests.