raze

Example Sentences

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The duo promptly razed the existing home, which was built in 1925, to the ground to make way for a brand new estate that occupies a hefty portion of their 6.7-acre parcel.

From MarketWatch

Meanwhile, a large second-story porch and ground-floor covered deck that previously spanned out from the back of the main home were also razed to make way for the new addition.

From MarketWatch

Dapash, who filed the lawsuit in August, is asking the court to order the camp razed and the land restored to its original condition, including with newly planted indigenous trees.

From The Wall Street Journal

The BBC visited his parental home a couple of days before it was razed and found the family and their neighbours in shock.

From BBC

Before the disaster, part of the complex had been a bird sanctuary, and 220 acres of forest had to be razed in the cleanup.

From Literature