destroyed
Example Sentences
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The flat, where his grandmother had lived for over 20 years, was destroyed.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
If a child was preliterate she sent books, if floods destroyed towns she gave cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
From 2005 to 2025, wildfires destroyed 130,622 structures nationwide, with seven of the 10 most destructive fires during that time having been in California, according to Headwaters Economics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
All the petrol stations have been destroyed around Opishnya, a large village in neighbouring Poltava region.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“People whose homes were destroyed are staying there.”
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
