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

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

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Beyond the immediate ends to projects, the study said that cuts would have knock-on effects by tearing down institutional capacities "painstakingly built over decades of international cooperation."

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

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

In a moment Reynolds was back, leading blue troops at double time through the fields, tearing down rail fences as they came.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara