demolition

Example Sentences

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‘Repumping the battered energy heart is a multiyear demolition derby, not a weekend DIY.’

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Raymond Barlow, from the council's building standards team, said it was not possible for the council to say exactly which aspects of the building could be saved, nor how long the demolition will take.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Four other bombs were found during demolition work on the Carola Bridge last year.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Like, he’s freestyling right and came up with underwater demolition?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

In 1931 Berkeley president Robert Sproul gave Lawrence this ramshackle campus building, slated for demolition, to house the new 27-inch cyclotron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik