tearing down

Example Sentences

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But simply tearing down a statue or tearing down an empty building doesn’t change this underlying system.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

"Butcher's Stain" tells the story of an Arab-Israeli working in a Tel Aviv supermarket who is accused of tearing down hostage posters after the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Footage on Saturday showed a man standing on the London embassy's balcony and tearing down the Iranian flag.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

With the Golden State sputtering through a housing shortage, tearing down some of our nostalgia to put up new homes could become more common.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Either something else had happened, or old Mrs. Burgess had come back from the dead to curse Nan for tearing down her curtains.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry