How to Use destruction in a Sentence

destruction

noun
  • We are trying to save the building from destruction.
  • War results in death and widespread destruction.
  • There is the destruction of the bridge and damage to the ship.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
  • But in a way, that’s where the seeds of destruction are.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
  • Once again, this time in the ninth inning, the Tigers were on the brink of destruction.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2022
  • It’s had to, and not just because of the destruction of the tsunami.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The talk-radio host calls for the destruction of the party.
    — The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The path of destruction extended all the way to the coast, 100 miles away.
    — Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Goebbels ordered the destruction of every print of the film.
    — The New Republic, 22 June 2023
  • What went wrong at CIA with Iraq weapons of mass destruction?
    — CBS News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • But if death and destruction in Gaza spike in the days and weeks ahead, the U.S.risks being blamed for failing to prevent the worst.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Job destruction is the last thing Summers wants to see.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Belgian customs said the destruction of the cans was paid for by the Comité Champagne.
    — Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
  • With climate change, the destruction is in the details.
    — Kendra Pierre-Louis, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The emotion of the song and its lyrics deserved more of a narrative than just chaos and destruction set to the song.
    — Ross Scarano, Billboard, 28 June 2022
  • The attacks are leaving a trail of destruction and grief.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The destruction from the explosion spanned nearly three miles and destroyed much of the town.
    — Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That means there is a sense of destruction and decay—the inevitable effects of the passing of time.
    — Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
  • One of our executives said these masks could be the destruction of the show, or not.
    — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Strewn at the base of the board were a layer of tomatoes in various states of destruction.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
  • The remnants of Hurricane Ike left a trail of destruction in parts of Ohio.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The plays express concern for the destruction of the natural world at the cost of human life.
    — Time, 16 Aug. 2023
  • One was the destruction of apartment buildings due to shelling.
    — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The destruction over the past decade has been extensive.
    — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The Acolyte explores those final days of the Republic as the seeds of its destruction were sown.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 June 2024
  • The sounds of gunfire are a constant reminder of death and destruction.
    — Wojciech Delikta, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Residents sit on the edge and look out at a scene of utter destruction.
    — Yousra Elbagir, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • To a degree, this explains the death and destruction raging in the region.
    — Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 24 May 2024
  • The recent destruction is much more far-reaching, flattening mosques, schools, greenhouses and even greenery.
    — Samuel Granados, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • Significant destruction was reported in Grinnell, Kansas, where homes were flattened, roads blocked and vehicles overturned.
    — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 May 2025

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