obliterate

Example Sentences

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But the full force of energy bursting from Cyclops' visor should obliterate those cobwebs.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Nearly 60 years later, Congress has done all it can to obliterate that mission.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

She does not obliterate herself, as Tár would demand — she frees herself.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

But it does remind us that when we obliterate the social pact, we destroy the very thing that gives our lives meaning.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

The earth covered them almost entirely; grass and meadow flowers had sprung up to obliterate them further and make them part of the mountain itself.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander