destructive
Example Sentences
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But for much of the match, she was well short of her destructive best.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Severe convective storms are damaging storms that can include thunderstorms with lightning, tornadoes or destructive winds, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Wildfires occur in Indonesia every year, but some of the most destructive seasons in recent decades came during El Niño, particularly in 1997 and 2015.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
The collapse swept up vast quantities of loose material as it descended, helping create an exceptionally destructive and fast-moving flow.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
She had only to push open the door to the parlor to realize that her absence had been longer and more destructive than she had imagined.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing destructive
Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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George's Key to the Universe, Lessons 1–5
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