tear down
Example Sentences
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The US National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit to stop the construction, saying "no president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
We saw the bulldozers tear down the East Wing of the White House, the many renderings of what the new structure is going to look like.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
Design fans were upset by the couple’s decision to tear down the original structure, known as the Zimmerman House, which dated to the 1950s and was considered a design gem.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
He had no right to unilaterally tear down part of the White House.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
I could feel my hope crumbling as if one of those huge wrecking balls used to tear down buildings had just slammed against it, turning it into dust.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
