destruction
noun
de·struc·tion
di-ˈstrək-shən 
Synonyms
Examples of destruction in a Sentence
War results in death and widespread destruction.
We are trying to save the building from destruction.
Recent Examples on the Web
That means there is a sense of destruction and decay—the inevitable effects of the passing of time.
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Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
Lives lost in Gaza:Visualizing the death and destruction of Israel's war in Gaza
Congress could quickly agree on Israel aid, Rubio says
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., seemed to suggest Congress could quickly send aid to Israel, without sending anything to Ukraine.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
It was already ground down from multiple rounds of destruction and rebuilding, poor governance, and the Israeli-Egyptian economic blockade; some of the buildings that were bombed had been constructed out of concrete from previous buildings that had been bombed.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
This unique film uses eerie images of destruction juxtaposed with voices on phones to document life in war for Ukrainians and the Russian soldiers who invaded their country.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
But like most nuclear options, Cummings’ strategy doesn’t come without the risk of some mutually assured destruction.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
The destruction of an entire building in Syria’s capital on April 1 was impressively precise.
—Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Carey Alice Hernandez, 46, was found guilty of malicious destruction by means of fire, witness tampering and false statements in connection with the March 28, 2019, blaze that burned down Off Road Warehouse on Balboa Avenue near Convoy Street.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Condominium association directors who are charged with such infractions as ballot forgery, embezzlement of association funds, obstruction of justice, and destruction of records must be removed from office.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
Lives lost in Gaza:Visualizing the death and destruction of Israel's war in Gaza
Congress could quickly agree on Israel aid, Rubio says
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., seemed to suggest Congress could quickly send aid to Israel, without sending anything to Ukraine.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
It was already ground down from multiple rounds of destruction and rebuilding, poor governance, and the Israeli-Egyptian economic blockade; some of the buildings that were bombed had been constructed out of concrete from previous buildings that had been bombed.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
This unique film uses eerie images of destruction juxtaposed with voices on phones to document life in war for Ukrainians and the Russian soldiers who invaded their country.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
But like most nuclear options, Cummings’ strategy doesn’t come without the risk of some mutually assured destruction.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
The destruction of an entire building in Syria’s capital on April 1 was impressively precise.
—Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Carey Alice Hernandez, 46, was found guilty of malicious destruction by means of fire, witness tampering and false statements in connection with the March 28, 2019, blaze that burned down Off Road Warehouse on Balboa Avenue near Convoy Street.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Condominium association directors who are charged with such infractions as ballot forgery, embezzlement of association funds, obstruction of justice, and destruction of records must be removed from office.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
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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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