- present participle of destroy.
destroying
Example Sentences
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Around 2,000 had been evacuated from nearby villages as the fire ripped through the surrounding hills, damaging homes and destroying cars in the early hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
A child and three firefighters were among those taken to hospital as several fires raged across the West Midlands, destroying homes and forcing dozens of residents to evacuate from their houses.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the summer of 2016, the Soberanes fire burned more than 130,000 acres north of Big Sur, destroying dozens of homes and forcing evacuations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The most valuable answer may have nothing to do with destroying it.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
He could never return, but it troubled him to think that she was destroying a part of herself for his sake.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
