self-destruction
Example Sentences
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Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world and put society on the fast track for self-destruction, the metaphor initially feels overbearing, another indication that Spielberg is laying it on too thick.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
We have written a bit about Mace and the self-destruction she’ll put herself through to satisfy an unhealthy need for camera time.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
In fact, the project, whose premise depended on sustaining a false reality for one unknowing star, inherently risked self-destruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
"Our particles push that stress a little further -- enough to trigger self-destruction in cancer cells, while healthy cells cope just fine."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025
I desperately wanted to find some way—some kind of a bridge—over which I was certain the Nation of Islam could be saved from self-destruction.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
