demolished

Example Sentences

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Take the now demolished Coliseum Theater on 181st Street, which served as a foundational space for Vargas’ path to cinema.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It began construction in September, and by October, the entire East Wing had been demolished.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

In Pulwama district, Abdul Rashid said his family had spent the past year in a makeshift shelter after their house was demolished days after the attack, part of a wider crackdown.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The confluence of Day’s songs, Herrmann’s score and Benjamin’s cantata demolished the cliché of cinema music needing to stay in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I placed a word, which he promptly demolished.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer