Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Destroy, the meaning and synonyms like unmake or ruin.

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Destroy in a sentence

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Destroy meaning

  1. To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
  2. To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
  3. To put down or euthanize.

Synonyms of Destroy

destruct unmake undo ruin demolish overcome defeat kill

Example sentences (20)

Even though these beings are the invaders who attacked Earth, it wouldn't exactly be right to destroy them all now.

Destroy that bulwark, and Israeli Jewish civil liberties become vulnerable to reactionary religious pressures.

He allowed that "Search and Destroy" was the "record's masterpiece," continuing: "I knew it when we did it.

After an intense battle, Sakura and Chiyo manage to destroy the only living parts of Sasori’s puppet body.

By masquerading as Jan-S, Lara was able to destroy the Lobo clones before they were sucessfully unleashed.

Gunnar and his friends heroically destroy one of the cannons and take down the remaining German soldiers.

But Oncu's barrister Mike Smith said they had twisted the facts to fit allegations his client wanted to destroy the recordings.

Gibson said the Republicans leaked the videos to destroy her political vision and affect her campaign.

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Every target in this whole exercise; the Police came here, their only target was to destroy the SDP.

Arnim Zola can target and destroy Black Panther at one location to send duplicates over to the other two, making them double again.

Eventually, he even managed to evolve the Byakugan into the Tenseigan and gained enough power to destroy the earth if he wanted to.

He also allows Carson Rehkopf (who turns 18 on Saturday) to slip into a third-line pivot role where he can destroy the competition.

Each year, fires destroy thousands of hectares of countryside, open spaces, and wildlife habitats.

Everybody understands what it means to destroy evidence, particularly surveillance video evidence.

And like in Gaza, Israel wants to destroy any challenge that symbolizes the Palestinian struggle.

Butchbearking’s car is a good example of how a slight oversight can just destroy the whole thing.

Farmer Ali Mohammad Mia has a stricken look on his face as he watches the unit destroy his field.

As a result Courage seeks out Shirley's help, only for her to summon a giant starfish that would destroy the world unless Muriel spoke.

But do you feel that this will also help to destroy the friendship between Ukraine and Georgia?

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Common combinations with destroy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to destroy 122×
  • destroy the 58×
  • and destroy 19×
  • will destroy
  • can destroy
  • destroy hamas
  • destroy their
  • destroy her
  • destroy and
  • destroy it

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "destroy" in a sentence?
An example: "Even though these beings are the invaders who attacked Earth, it wouldn't exactly be right to destroy them all now." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "destroy" from real English texts.
What does "destroy" mean?
Destroy means: To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
What are synonyms of "destroy"?
Common synonyms of "destroy" include: destruct, unmake, undo, ruin, demolish, overcome, defeat, kill.
How many example sentences with "destroy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "destroy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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