destroying
Example Sentences
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Another possibility is that it was heated later, destroying clay minerals that had once been present.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Around 2,000 had been evacuated from nearby villages as the fire ripped through the surrounding hills, damaging homes and destroying cars in the early hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the summer of 2016, the Soberanes fire burned more than 130,000 acres north of Big Sur, destroying dozens of homes and forcing evacuations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Blazes have ripped through the Spokane region of eastern Washington state, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate over the past week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Then another typhoon struck, again destroying most of the Mongolian fleet.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
