How to Use destroyer in a Sentence

destroyer

noun

• The pamphlet describes alcohol as a destroyer of families.
• Yes, there are eight destroyers in that part of the world.
  — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
• The sub was pinned in close to shore as destroyers and other ships dropped depth charges.
  — Peter Eisner, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
• Kim has called for building two more destroyers.
  — ABC News, 7 May 2026
• Long Beach was the home port for that Navy destroyer.
  — Daily News, 25 May 2026
• Ring is a destroyer that controls the midfield in front of the back four.
  — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, 5 July 2019
• The spotted wing fruit fly is one of the world’s major crop destroyers.
  — Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 23 Apr. 2018
• That amounts to about 50 destroyers.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
• There was a naval ship, a destroyer, that was blowing the damn thing down steadily.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 5 June 2019
• And that’s not just with destroyers to escort the vessels.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
• Mitchell sees himself in the role of redeemer — not destroyer.
  — Dallas News, 3 July 2022
• Does the destroyer lose a radar tower that puts it out of commission for a few days?
  — Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2020
• The new plan is for the CCVs to take on the role of the destroyers.
  — David Szondy july 01, New Atlas, 1 July 2026
• After minesweepers do their work, destroyers would be sent in to escort oil tankers.
  — Tom Bowman, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
• Streaming, for many in the business, is just the destroyer of movie theaters.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• Those destroyers cost about $2 billion each.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
• Are there destroyers near the Strait of Hormuz?
  — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
• The base is the home port for 10 destroyers and 15 submarines.
  — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Dec. 2019
• This simple neon green wormlike pattern is a bluegill destroyer.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
• Hailstorms are the destroyer of crops, the harbingers of rot.
  — Esquire Editors, Esquire, 23 Aug. 2017
• The destroyer is one of the Navy’s newest warships.
  — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
• Powerful winds and high waves caused three of the Navy destroyers in the group to capsize.
  — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian, 6 Jan. 2017
• Death for most would have been certain but for the heroic actions of the British destroyers.
  — Richard Kurin, Smithsonian, 30 Apr. 2018
• The destroyer was still unaware that the Nautilus was closing for the kill.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2018
• Kim has called for building two more 5,000-ton-class destroyers.
  — ABC News, 5 June 2026
• The Curtiss’ 5-inch guns fired on it, and a passing destroyer took it out with depth charges.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
• They are being replaced by Burke-class destroyers.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
• One of the biggest challenges for Cooper was the destroyer tank.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
• And the number of destroyers has halved to six while the frigate fleet has been slashed from 60 to just 11.
  — ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
• Older firms became net job destroyers.
  — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026