obliterate

Example Sentences

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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

The president said that the raid “totally obliterated” military facilities on the island and that he had decided to spare oil infrastructure “for reasons of decency.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He might claim a victory in terms of obliterating — or, I guess, ‘re-obliterating’ — Iran’s nuclear program and downgrading its ballistic missiles.”

From Los Angeles Times

Needless to say, it’s difficult for them to make the demands for a halt to nuclear capability since the U.S. supposedly obliterated it.

From Salon

Mom came around the corner just as he’d managed to obliterate the last e of conference.

From Literature