destruction

Example Sentences

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Firefighters do everything they can, but strong winds are working against them to make the destruction go from bad to worse.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite their potential for destruction, these explosive encounters remain poorly understood.

From Science Daily

It is a curious journey for an institution born in 1968, that year of creative destruction, of activism, fury and hopes.

From The Wall Street Journal

We don't know how it could play out but with the way AJ punches - with the speed and destruction - as soon as Jake is hit on the chin, the fight is over.

From BBC

In just a month’s time, the small band of appointees had set in motion its destruction.

From Salon