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.
— 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 -
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 -
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 -
Belgian customs said the destruction of the cans was paid for by the Comité Champagne.
— Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Another very real piece of the puzzle lies in the sheer destruction wrought on the landscape of Gaza.
— Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2023 -
The path of destruction cut through the entire campground and across the road near Haiti’s Tube Cutoff System.
— Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024 -
Musk was shown standing in the pouring rain filming the images of destruction on his phone.
— Max Colchester, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023 -
The fire was one of five burning across the Panhandle that wrought destruction on the land and residents this past week.
— Andy Rose and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024 -
In 1938, the house was saved from destruction, moved to the park and restored by the Works Progress Administration.
— Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Life has been suspended on the shore, first by the continuing war and now the dam’s destruction.
— Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 11 June 2023 -
The chief added that the city can choose a path either toward healing or a path toward destruction.
— Stephanie Warsmith, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023 -
The bottom line: Hurricane Helene has killed more than 200 people, and the destruction from the storm will take months to clear.
— Erica Pandey, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 -
The same day as the destruction in Paradise, another fire ignited some 470 miles south.
— Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024 -
His charges in that case also include burglary and destruction of evidence.
— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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