destructive

Example Sentences

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"You start to find other things that could be destructive instead of constructive. I've seen it countless times in boxing, the likes of Tyson Fury and the rest," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

So who’s paying for these destructive therapy sessions?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The category four system was forecast to bring "destructive wind gusts and heavy rainfall" to some coastal areas, the bureau said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The fears of World War III that arose by the late 1940s weren’t just about the new destructive power of nuclear weapons, but about preventing all of it from ever happening again.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

It was that destructive single-minded love of his.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler