tear down

Example Sentences

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He had no right to unilaterally tear down part of the White House.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

"I'm not ripping it down, I'll be using the steel," Trump, a former construction magnate, told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if he planned to tear down the building.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

The answer isn’t to tear down communities like Kiryas Joel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

“I don’t think you build new worlds or tear down old ones with a film, but you can point things out to people, discreetly,” Skarsgård says.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

I tear down the flyer from the thumbtack.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera