obliterate

Example Sentences

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A hundred years of perky boosterism were being obliterated by smog.

From Los Angeles Times

In her written testimony she had used the president’s own words, saying that the nuclear program had been “obliterated.”

From Salon

In written remarks prepared for the hearing, Gabbard had asserted those attacks "obliterated" Iran's nuclear enrichment programme, and Iran had made "no efforts" to rebuild it.

From BBC

"As a result of Operation Midnight Hammer, Iran's nuclear enrichment program was obliterated," Gabbard said in prepared testimony to the Senate intelligence committee, referring to the June 2025 US attack.

From Barron's

It was madness to walk beneath the ice cliffs when at any moment a snowfall might obliterate them, but they had no choice.

From Literature