decimation
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ransone appeared in all 12 episodes of the show’s second season, which focused on the decimation of the city’s docks.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
It was about a chimp and the decimation of his habitat.
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025
“We’ve already seen major consequences from the decimation thus far,” Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
The desire for cattle-supporting land played an integral role in the systematic decimation of bison populations, as well.
From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024
Thirdly, mass extinctions akin to the archetypal Australian decimation occurred again and again in the ensuing millennia—whenever people settled another part of the Outer World.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
