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

“If they do, it will obliterate all the other concerns. If they don’t, it’ll feed the narrative.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

“You’ve got to sublimate yourself, your ego, and yes, your identity. You must stand in front of the public and God and obliterate yourself.”

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

They have wives, children, occupations, and interests, they have a background which is so strong that the war cannot obliterate it.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque