tear down

Example Sentences

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He was 16 when the Hungarian Revolution erupted in October 1956, and he joined a crowd in Stalin Square laboring to tear down a colossal statue of the Soviet leader.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We have to make progress one way or the other to tear down the barriers that prevent us from being a true global giant," she said, calling the current system "fragmentation on steroids."

From Barron's

Individuals are becoming more capable and productive and companies are tearing down historical workflows from marketing to compliance, reducing turnaround times.

From The Wall Street Journal

They ran roughshod over the whole county—tearing down fences so the cows would get loose, helping themselves to everybody’s crops, and stealing the storekeeper blind.

From Literature

They own the property next door and hoped to tear down Monroe’s place to expand their estate.

From Los Angeles Times