destroyed

Example Sentences

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It was Sander’s photographs of these marginalized people that got him in trouble with the Nazis; they destroyed some of his work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Auden also believed that Kafka’s writing could be dangerous for melancholics and that perhaps this is why Kafka wanted it destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

For decades, scientists believed dinosaur fossils were little more than mineralized rock, with any original biological material long since destroyed by time.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The list of patients admitted to the hospital was destroyed in the fire, according to the UN, making the search for their loved ones extremely difficult for people like Sediq.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“Didn’t Callaway say that the Academy was destroyed at approximately one a.m.?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin