destroy
Example Sentences
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When this happens, those particles become excited and often break down, which can destroy important biomolecules and disrupt larger biological systems.
From Science Daily
The United Arab Emirates said air defense systems responded to similar attacks, and Saudi Arabia said it destroyed Iranian drones targeting its oil-rich Eastern Province.
From Los Angeles Times
The fire on Sunday 8 March, which began in a vape shop on Union Street, destroyed a Victorian building at the junction with Gordon Street, with only the façade left standing.
From BBC
She renders the fearless quality of Gehry’s work in vivid verbs, pointing out that if Wright “broke open the box in his Prairie homes, Frank Gehry has ruptured the building-as-box completely—destroyed it in fact.”
In the car park of the nearby Machzike Hadath Synagogue, destroyed medical equipment could be seen inside the vehicles, with shattered glass on the floor around them.
From BBC
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