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.
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There is the destruction of the bridge and damage to the ship.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2024
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But in a way, that’s where the seeds of destruction are.
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Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 May 2023
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Once again, this time in the ninth inning, the Tigers were on the brink of destruction.
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Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
17 Aug. 2022
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It’s had to, and not just because of the destruction of the tsunami.
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Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
7 Aug. 2023
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The talk-radio host calls for the destruction of the party.
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The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2023
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The path of destruction extended all the way to the coast, 100 miles away.
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Sarah Kaplan,
Anchorage Daily News,
30 Aug. 2022
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Goebbels ordered the destruction of every print of the film.
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The New Republic,
22 June 2023
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And if the tank is destroyed, total destruction of the T-62 results in the loss of four tankers, not three.
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Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 June 2022
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What went wrong at CIA with Iraq weapons of mass destruction?
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CBS News,
14 Dec. 2022
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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.
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Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Oct. 2023
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Job destruction is the last thing Summers wants to see.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Sep. 2022
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Belgian customs said the destruction of the cans was paid for by the Comité Champagne.
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Samuel Petrequin,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2023
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With climate change, the destruction is in the details.
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Kendra Pierre-Louis,
The Atlantic,
19 Sep. 2022
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The emotion of the song and its lyrics deserved more of a narrative than just chaos and destruction set to the song.
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Ross Scarano,
Billboard,
28 June 2022
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The attacks are leaving a trail of destruction and grief.
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Marc Santora,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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Photos from the scene show large destruction and the aftermath of a fire.
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Abigail Adams,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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The destruction from the explosion spanned nearly three miles and destroyed much of the town.
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Kate Perez,
USA TODAY,
9 Aug. 2023
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That means there is a sense of destruction and decay—the inevitable effects of the passing of time.
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Vogue,
15 Apr. 2024
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One of our executives said these masks could be the destruction of the show, or not.
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Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
16 Nov. 2022
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Leave the innocents, the children, the ones who just want to live a simple life, out of the bombing and destruction.
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Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Strewn at the base of the board were a layer of tomatoes in various states of destruction.
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Matt Kawahara,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 May 2023
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The remnants of Hurricane Ike left a trail of destruction in parts of Ohio.
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Mariyam Muhammad,
The Enquirer,
27 Sep. 2024
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The plays express concern for the destruction of the natural world at the cost of human life.
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Time,
16 Aug. 2023
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One was the destruction of apartment buildings due to shelling.
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Louisa Loveluck,
Washington Post,
3 Oct. 2022
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The destruction over the past decade has been extensive.
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Sarah Dadouch,
Washington Post,
23 Sep. 2022
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The Acolyte explores those final days of the Republic as the seeds of its destruction were sown.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
26 June 2024
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The sounds of gunfire are a constant reminder of death and destruction.
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Wojciech Delikta,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2023
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But a number of news outlets have cautioned that a full damage assessment has not been completed, although satellite imagery showed extensive destruction.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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