destructive
Example Sentences
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“We just got the dams removed on the Klamath, and now you want to put another destructive life cycle interrupter in our ocean.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Whether sinful passions or unconscious destructive urges, distracting attachments or visceral impulses, desire is the daemon that makes us act, often against our own interests and those of others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
"You start to find other things that could be destructive instead of constructive. I've seen it countless times in boxing, the likes of Tyson Fury and the rest," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“But, in the end, we lose our humanity when we are thrilled by the destructive power of our military.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
He ordered a protective shielding of metal canisters filled with water erected around the machine to sap the neutrons of their destructive energy.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing destructive
Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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Ocean Storm Alert!
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George's Key to the Universe, Lessons 1–5
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