obliterate

Example Sentences

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Five people were killed and part of a city was obliterated in Iowa last week after a powerful tornado hit.

From New York Times

The operation has obliterated entire neighborhoods, sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing their homes, and pushed parts of the territory into famine.

From Los Angeles Times

Tests for bird flu — which has obliterated populations of sea lions and elephant seals in South America — are being processed.

From Los Angeles Times

SAC Relays would obliterate the mark she set at state just a year ago.

From Seattle Times

Today, the U.S is instead, to many of its critics, the arsenal of genocide, providing 70% of the imported weapons Israel is using to obliterate Gaza and massacre its people.

From Salon