be destroyed
Example Sentences
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It’s generally better to create a nature reserve and try to protect species than to let them be destroyed.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
But when Jobs returned, they received a call informing them that the off-site warehouse where they stashed documents and products would be shuttered in 24 hours—and anything that wasn’t preserved would be destroyed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
And while an amnesty period for gun owners has been extended several times, the deadline is now 30 October for the firearms to be destroyed.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The affidavits were initially sealed upon request of the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office; there was concern if details of the investigation were disclosed, evidence could be destroyed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Three objects, or Hallows, which, if united, will make the possessor master of Death...Master...Conqueror...Vanquisher...The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death....
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
