How do you use Obliterate in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like modify or alter, plus the exact meaning.
Obliterate meaning
- To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
- To hide (something) by covering it; to conceal, to obscure.
- To make (a drawing, text which is printed or written, etc.) indecipherable, either by erasing or obscuring it; to blot out, to efface, to delete.
Example types with obliterate
Below, the same example sentences are grouped by length and sentence type:
There is nothing great or clever or strategic about threatening to obliterate cities. (13 words)
Shifting to general fund spending would also obliterate the users-pay/users-benefit principle. (14 words)
Israel wanted to rid the region of terrorist thugs and obliterate their weapons and tunnels. (15 words)
Following a talented drummer who meets a teacher that will either push him to greatness or completely obliterate him, it pulls no punches as it hurtles through a study about the chaos that can come from artistic obsession. (38 words)
Avada Kedavra, Voldemort's Iconic killing curse and the most potent of the Three Forbidden Curses, is undisputedly the best offensive magic in It can obliterate enemies and even bosses with massive health bars in one shot. (37 words)
Florida pollster Albert Marko, of Mavarinas Management Group, says that is exactly what Democratic operatives want, because they know that DeSantis’ support among independents and centrist Dems will “obliterate” any Joe Biden repeat of 2020. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
As others gleefully tried to “obliterate Vivek,” there was no need for DeSantis to “take a sledgehammer” to his rival, as a leaked debate prep memo urged him to do.
Avada Kedavra, Voldemort's Iconic killing curse and the most potent of the Three Forbidden Curses, is undisputedly the best offensive magic in It can obliterate enemies and even bosses with massive health bars in one shot.
Dante embodies everything Dominic is not, and his penchant for extravagance leads him to make audacious moves to obliterate his adversary.
During his speech, Trump vowed to “obliterate the deep state” and said, “By the way, if I weren’t running, I would have nobody coming after me.
Florida pollster Albert Marko, of Mavarinas Management Group, says that is exactly what Democratic operatives want, because they know that DeSantis’ support among independents and centrist Dems will “obliterate” any Joe Biden repeat of 2020.
Following a talented drummer who meets a teacher that will either push him to greatness or completely obliterate him, it pulls no punches as it hurtles through a study about the chaos that can come from artistic obsession.
For most of the 1000 or so pre-war residents of the village the priority was getting to safety as the Russians sought to obliterate Moschun with a relentless bombardment of rockets and shells.
Galactus is a being of cosmic proportions who can obliterate entire planets like it's nothing, yet even still, the Juggernaut proves to be stronger.
In addition to this, is the dual case of fraud and forgery that made him to flee America and also drop his name Augustine for Ovie to obliterate his identity.
Meliodas is famous for his Full Counter ability, using his broken sword to deflect an opponent's attack right back at them to obliterate them.
More recently, NFL quarterbacks have taken advantage of decades of offense-friendly rule changes to obliterate marks set by their predecessors.
The Ministry stressed that these provocative practices are part of this occupation’s systematic policy by attacking the Palestinian holy places, attempt to obliterate their identity and seize them.
There is nothing great or clever or strategic about threatening to obliterate cities.
This ability, called All Fiction, allows Misogi to turn anything real into mere fiction, hence the name, and that gives him the potential to obliterate the entire world if he's not careful.
According to climate action group One Home, coastal erosion, exacerbated by global warming, could obliterate £600m worth of coastal homes in 21 English communities by the century's end.
As footage from Ukraine has shown, it only takes a simple hit to obliterate the tank.
Israel wanted to rid the region of terrorist thugs and obliterate their weapons and tunnels.
Shifting to general fund spending would also obliterate the users-pay/users-benefit principle.
The evolution doesn't end there, though: Darkseid/Spectre's fight with the Justice League Unlimited culminates in Superman using a combination of magic and the Spectre's influence to finally obliterate Darkseid.
The film, written by Lauren Black, is a gripping thriller about 38-year-old college professor Sydney Drake, who is determined to obliterate any obstacle in her quest to conceive.
Common combinations with obliterate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to obliterate 34×
- obliterate the 15×
- obliterate their 4×
- obliterate any 4×
- obliterate them 4×
- and obliterate 4×
- can obliterate 3×
- completely obliterate 3×
- obliterate his 2×
- will obliterate 2×