demolish
Example Sentences
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They demolished plates of dried beef, hoecakes, pickled eggs, roast venison and fried parsnips.
The East Wing of the White House was demolished last autumn to make way for the ballroom.
From BBC
In Granite: So many gawkers visited the abandoned house used in the climactic ending of “The Blair Witch Project” that the state eventually demolished the structure, saying it was too unsafe.
Graffiti, trash, trespassing and safety issues at the sprawling mall vexed local officials for so many years that they secured an injunction forcing the property owners to redevelop it or demolish it by August.
From Los Angeles Times
Authorities will also begin reinforcing buildings that are able to be rehabilitated "and demolishing those at risk of collapse", he said.
From Barron's
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