demolish
Example Sentences
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The East Wing of the White House was demolished in October to make way for construction of the ballroom, which would be larger than the existing White House and seat 1,000.
From BBC
A March 2 satellite image of Shiraz, three days into the war, showed a reddish plume near one of the demolished launchers, indicating that nitric acid fuel was leaking from a missile.
The photos taken on Monday show that multiple buildings at the base have also been demolished.
From BBC
NAIROBI—A Kenyan court dismissed a lawsuit by a Maasai leader who sought to demolish a Ritz-Carlton luxury safari camp, alleging it blocked a key route of the famous Serengeti migration.
These stocks hit the bricks at the end of last year, and this year they have been getting demolished.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
