destruction

Example Sentences

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City Council unanimously voted to designate it as a historic cultural monument a few months later, officially saving it from destruction.

From Los Angeles Times

At the time of the record destruction, which was revealed by a night watchman who saw it happening and saved some documents, UBS was under scrutiny for its wartime activities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The NGOs said that more than 10,000 people have been displaced after the destruction of more than 3,000 homes, as well as schools, clinics and churches.

From BBC

And if Mount St. Helens erupted out the side, the destruction, like the destruction around Mount Bezymianny, would be horrific.

From Literature

Wolfsthal is among experts involved in the "Doomsday Clock" meant to symbolize how near humanity is to destruction.

From Barron's