demolish
Example Sentences
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For the answer, Chetty and his team looked to a government experiment that started over 30 years ago to demolish and replace rundown public housing projects with housing that had mixed-income levels.
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.
"If they demolish our field, they will demolish our dreams."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
