destruction
Example Sentences
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“Some amount of demand destruction may be permanent,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
To understand how much selenium-74 exists in the solar system, scientists must consider both its creation and its destruction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
She’s been on something of a tear on X recently, railing against the alleged societal destruction that women’s equality has wrought.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
The floods are reported to have caused more destruction in Sri Lanka than the 2004 tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
There are ooohs and ahhhs from the green-lipped Collective, like they casually witnessed a hard tackle at a football game and not the destruction of a planet.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing destruction
Biodiversity and Humans - Middle School and High School
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Biodiversity and Humans - Introductory
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