property damage

noun

: damage or destruction to houses, cars, etc.
Few people were hurt during the storm, but property damage was great.

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The storm killed more than 3,000 people, knocked out the island’s power grid, and caused more than $90 billion dollars in property damage. David Litt, Time, 24 June 2025 Any legal grievance could serve as a just cause for using military force: property damage, such as harm to ships; unpaid debts; treaty violations; and, of course, self-defense. Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025 There were no reports of property damage or injuries related to the protests. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025 Witnesses told officers that a male suspect, later identified as Christopher Gomez, had allegedly shoplifted merchandise then returned to the store and caused extensive property damage while threatening employees with a knife, police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for property damage

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“Property damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20damage. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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