demolish
Example Sentences
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Some thieves say they got it lawfully, while demolishing a building or replacing old wire.
Exxon Mobil said it had been seeking a buyer for several months and it would clean up and then demolish the site once production ends.
From BBC
“Wynne is so demolished. … There’s houses destroyed, trees down on streets.”
From Washington Times
Mr. Smotrich later expressed “sincere regret” for his comments and said that he had only envisaged demolishing some houses in Huwara.
From New York Times
Accounts from Ukrainian soldiers fighting inside the city indicated that Russian troops had concentrated their efforts on advancing through the city center by using heavy artillery and aerial bombardment, demolishing resistance block by block.
From New York Times
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