wipe out

Example Sentences

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“You’re losing to the house if you’re not paying your balance off,” Henderson said, as the interest charges will wipe out any value the points provide.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

AI tools are improving at a dizzying pace, raising fears that the technology could wipe out jobs across legal, accounting and other industries where software is essential.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

State revenue from income tax collection is higher than initially forecast, a boon that is expected to wipe out a projected deficit in the year ahead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

He said salmon numbers have been declining "rapidly" in the past two decades and pollution like this has "the potential to wipe out" salmon stocks on the River Mourne.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Would he wipe out the creatures of the fields and forests, and then come for the creatures of their home?

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack