destructive

Example Sentences

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Individual specimens have already wilted, but the scale of damage is impossible to assess -- the destructive impact of the cold could only start to show in weeks or even months to come.

From Barron's

He wanted to vault over the fallen trees and run like the wind and leave this shuddering, destructive, unpredictable piece of Earth far behind him.

From Literature

It’s more like transforming human consciousness, and the fact that it can’t be done doesn’t mean it won’t be massively destructive.

From Salon

“The main thing to know is that Claude can take potentially destructive actions,” Anthropic said in the safety section of its Cowork launch announcement.

From Barron's

Norcross: Allen is hit and miss, but if he gets going those small grounds in India won't be able to contain his monstrously destructive hitting.

From BBC