obliterated

Example Sentences

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Old streets were obliterated, overlaid by hulking apartment buildings, parking lots and public housing projects such as Brown’s.

From Washington Post

Behind it was the obliterated mobile home park where the wreckage — a wig, a mop, clothes, a slow-cooker, trucks — told a story of the lives that had been upended and lost.

From New York Times

In his lawsuit against the Laufer Institute, Kosowsky alleges his “promising young career has essentially been obliterated” by the employee who was supposed to be filing his insurance claims.

From Seattle Times

“Dr. K’s promising young career has essentially been obliterated” by the woman’s actions, Kosowski lawsuit says.

From Seattle Times

Other parts of the town were “completely obliterated.”

From Washington Post