Examples of destruction in a Sentence
War results in death and widespread destruction.
We are trying to save the building from destruction.
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In the upcoming fifth and sixth seasons of Rubble & Crew, fans will strap on safety gear and get ready for demolition, as Builder Cove’s construction heroes become the Wrecking Crew, moving from construction to destruction.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Through the artist’s letters to others, mainly to his younger brother Theo, van Gogh shows the destruction of the mind in another way.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
This led to the communication breakdown and the vehicle to trigger its own self destruction.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The Honduran companies behind the mine — Inversiones Los Pinares, Inversiones Ecotek and their parent company — face prosecution for the mine’s environmental destruction, launched by the Honduran public prosecutor’s office shortly after López’s killing.
—Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Through the artist’s letters to others, mainly to his younger brother Theo, van Gogh shows the destruction of the mind in another way.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
This led to the communication breakdown and the vehicle to trigger its own self destruction.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The Honduran companies behind the mine — Inversiones Los Pinares, Inversiones Ecotek and their parent company — face prosecution for the mine’s environmental destruction, launched by the Honduran public prosecutor’s office shortly after López’s killing.
—Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destruction. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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destruction
noun
de·struc·tion
di-ˈstrək-shən 
1
: the state or fact of being destroyed : ruin
2
: the action or process of destroying something
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