property damage

noun

: damage or destruction to houses, cars, etc.

Few people were hurt during the storm, but property damage was great.

Examples of property damage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aftershocks continued for days and property damage estimates were as high as $50 billion. —Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024

Investors are seeing the financial effects of climate impacts in loss and damage, rebuilding, labor costs, and real property damage, etc. —Joan Michelson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024

Establishing that means venturing into a previously unexplored quadrant of Hollow Earth, where Kong is fending off other monsters while Godzilla patrols the surface, keeping the peace and doing lots of property damage in the process. —Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024

Before his election, he was found guilty in Florida of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage. —Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024

Although the majority of hit-and-runs in Florida only result in property damage, the crashes can be deadly, according to Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle’s website. —Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024

Fears mounted Tuesday night that the toll in Monday night's tornado in the Flint area would rise to 200 dead, with property damage of $15 million. —Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024

If the shipowner is found liable, its insurer, a mutual association called Britannia P&I Club, will cover the first $10 million of claims, which could include coverage for loss of lives, debris removal, property damage and cargo damage. —Peter Eavis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024

Forecasters are warning of flying debris, property damage and quarter-size hail. —Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024