eradicate

Example Sentences

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“Our vision is ultimately to be in every school in the nation and to eradicate mass shootings,” Marston said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

John Swinney's top priority meanwhile has been to eradicate child poverty, and he inherited a number of policies aimed at doing that.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

"My next chapter must be to eradicate this devastating disease from our shores once and for all," said Steenhuisen, whose handling of the crisis has been sharply criticised.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The WHO helped eradicate smallpox, established a framework that led to a dramatic worldwide reduction in tobacco use and helped control numerous pandemics, from Ebola to mpox to Zika.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

I’m glad to see him and to eradicate, for a while, the deadly silence of the house.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett