obliterate

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

What happens in the rest of the world could "obliterate" the budget choices the chancellor has already made.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

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

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

White proceeded to score five consecutive baskets in the second quarter to help Notre Dame obliterate the No. 10-ranked team in Southern California with a 31-9 surge.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

The wash of water seemed to obliterate him.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi