How to Use destruction in a Sentence

destruction

noun

• We are trying to save the building from destruction.
• War results in death and widespread destruction.
• There is the destruction of the bridge and damage to the ship.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
• But in a way, that’s where the seeds of destruction are.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
• Once again, this time in the ninth inning, the Tigers were on the brink of destruction.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2022
• It’s had to, and not just because of the destruction of the tsunami.
  — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2023
• The talk-radio host calls for the destruction of the party.
  — The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• The path of destruction extended all the way to the coast, 100 miles away.
  — Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022
• Goebbels ordered the destruction of every print of the film.
  — The New Republic, 22 June 2023
• And if the tank is destroyed, total destruction of the T-62 results in the loss of four tankers, not three.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2022
• What went wrong at CIA with Iraq weapons of mass destruction?
  — CBS News, 14 Dec. 2022
• But if death and destruction in Gaza spike in the days and weeks ahead, the U.S.risks being blamed for failing to prevent the worst.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• Job destruction is the last thing Summers wants to see.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2022
• Belgian customs said the destruction of the cans was paid for by the Comité Champagne.
  — Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
• With climate change, the destruction is in the details.
  — Kendra Pierre-Louis, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2022
• The emotion of the song and its lyrics deserved more of a narrative than just chaos and destruction set to the song.
  — Ross Scarano, Billboard, 28 June 2022
• The attacks are leaving a trail of destruction and grief.
  — Marc Santora, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
• Photos from the scene show large destruction and the aftermath of a fire.
  — Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 June 2025
• The destruction from the explosion spanned nearly three miles and destroyed much of the town.
  — Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• Biden has accused Putin of genocide for the destruction and death wrought on Ukraine.
  — Matthew Lee, ajc, 25 Apr. 2022
• Biden has accused Putin of genocide for the destruction and death wrought on Ukraine.
  — Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022
• Biden has accused Putin of genocide for the destruction and death wrought on Ukraine.
  — Matthew Lee, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2022
• Biden has accused Putin of genocide for the destruction and death wrought on Ukraine.
  — Matthew Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Apr. 2022
• That means there is a sense of destruction and decay—the inevitable effects of the passing of time.
  — Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
• One of our executives said these masks could be the destruction of the show, or not.
  — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
• Leave the innocents, the children, the ones who just want to live a simple life, out of the bombing and destruction.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
• Strewn at the base of the board were a layer of tomatoes in various states of destruction.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
• The remnants of Hurricane Ike left a trail of destruction in parts of Ohio.
  — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
• There are mentions of past destruction, as Galactus is said to have devoured five planets, wiping out entire civilizations in the process.
  — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 29 July 2025
• The destruction has Shelby reminiscing and reflecting on what being from Arizona means to her.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 28 July 2025