destruction

Example Sentences

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In it, she called for an end to "violence and destruction" in the Middle East.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Iran has demanded reparations for destruction wrought in the five-week onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

While impacts are often associated with destruction, they may also have created conditions suitable for life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Habitat destruction, overfishing and water pollution from the Amazon to the Danube threaten the very survival of hundreds of species whose epic voyages along the world's great rivers go largely unnoticed.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

You know what people do when they face danger, death, and destruction?

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda