destroyed

Example Sentences

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They played their home games last season at the New York Yankees’ spring-training stadium in Tampa because one of the storms destroyed the roof at the Trop.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

His actions "collapsed Kim Soo-hyun's social base and his economic activities across the board, and destroyed the basis for his professional survival," according to a police filing reported by news outlet JoongAng Ilbo.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"Most buildings in Bint Jbeil are destroyed," he said, with most demolitions and detonations occurring since the truce.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“He does not ask us to applaud Lyutov’s sweet Jewish soul without revealing how it was reviled and how it could be destroyed by those he was eager to claim as his brothers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

As we stood in the doorway, we could see our clothes and other items—most of them were destroyed.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson