obliterate

Example Sentences

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But now satellite images reveal that Iran is repairing the damage done, suggesting he didn’t obliterate the sites after all.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026

“One cannot obliterate the technology and science for enrichment through bombings,” Araghchi said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

What happens in the rest of the world could "obliterate" the budget choices the chancellor has already made.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

She does not obliterate herself, as Tár would demand — she frees herself.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

She tried to obliterate this burning phrase, and what it made her feel.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin