demolish

Example Sentences

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Shelley Cowlin, whose home of 48 years in Thorpeness, Suffolk, was demolished in January, said tourists turning up to witness other people's suffering and even steal items from their gardens were "sick".

From BBC

Environmental consultants even determined a few smaller buildings could not be effectively decontaminated and consequently had them demolished.

From Los Angeles Times

Amazon, which is purchasing the 35-acre site, can now apply for permits to demolish a closed restaurant on the property and start construction.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If they demolish our field, they will demolish our dreams."

From BBC

Banks says carrying out work like in Wapping is rather different to how archaeology is often portrayed on TV, with digs even occurring in a building's basement while the floors above it are being demolished.

From BBC