How to Use demolish in a Sentence

demolish

verb
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  • The car was demolished in the accident.
  • The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished.
  • The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot.
  • Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building.
  • They demolished the other team 51–7.
  • The league tweeted that on the day the Deauville was demolished.
    — Conor Devlin, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The city said that IDS plans to move forward with the plan to demolish and rebuild.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The city plans to demolish and reconstruct the east side of the span next year, followed by the west side in 2024.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • East Hartford used state grants to buy the land and demolish the old theater.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The stretch of the freeway, from near Boyle Heights and running west, might have to be demolished and replaced.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Menjivar said crews will need to demolish two sections of the bridge for the work.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022
  • The set was scheduled to be demolished if no buyer came through.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
  • No; the cake slice should point directly at the person who is about to demolish it.
    — Judith Martin, oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The city would be authorized to demolish the complex if the owner fails to do so.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
  • But the crash caused damage to the bridge above it, which the governor said will need to be demolished and replaced.
    — Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • The second season risks a great deal by demolishing the cramped kitchen of the Beef, where much of the series was set.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Pruitt-Igoe was demolished in 1972 and the site has since remained vacant.
    — Justin Gamble, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
  • On Thursday morning, a 50-ton crane will extract the lantern from the top of the tower and demolish it, Boudreau said.
    — Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • No, the cake slice (unlike the knife) should point directly at the person who is about to demolish it.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The plans call for first demolishing the current building and then starting from scratch, thus adding cost to the project.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
  • One person could demolish the bag for lunch, or two could share it with a side of leftover salmon or fill-in-the-protein.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2022
  • By early 2025, the Old Grandstand and some old barns will be demolished.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
  • The town plans to build the new school alongside the current one, then demolish most of the existing building.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Scott-Mckinney said the porch was demolished with the dog under it.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • To lower the value of the site, the Bears demolished the racetrack last year to turn it into vacant land.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The six-bedroom house on the site was demolished in December.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
  • That domed stadium, which the Rays have called home since 1998, would be demolished.
    — Curt Anderson, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Many of the buildings were demolished and turned into condos, but parts of the façade are still intact.
    — Jordi Lippe, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The owner of Phoenix Mystery Castle wants to demolish it (April 19).
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Hogsett said police have received fewer calls for service to the housing complex since the city demolished one building last year.
    — Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2024

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