destroy
Example Sentences
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It looked desolate and black — destroyed businesses, block after block of homes burned to the ground, the mountains behind denuded and black as coal.
From Los Angeles Times
His longshot bid for city hall comes on the anniversary of a wildfire that destroyed his home and became one of California's most destructive blazes on record.
From BBC
“It’s crazy that somebody would watch you destroy yourself,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
The Eaton fire tore through the historic Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center one year ago, destroying its synagogue, preschool and thousands of books.
From Los Angeles Times
"I don't think there would be any support in Congress to destroy the Nato alliance," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
