obliteration
Example Sentences
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And finally, his pat, sentimental appraisal of his wife feels more like an act of obliteration than appreciation.
From Washington Post
They paint gruesome portraits of the end times. when the longed-for obliteration of nonbelievers presages the glorious return of Jesus Christ.
From Salon
Not disaster, not the obliteration of the identity the Kings labored to create this season.
From Los Angeles Times
Here, in Zaporizhzhia, I have watched civilians arrive day after day, describing how they have witnessed the obliteration of their city.
From BBC
It is a scene of obliteration, as though a fire-breathing giant had vented his fury, ripping apart machinery with claws of steel.
From Los Angeles Times
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