Example Sentences

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And when you and your colleague Nicole report on how thieves are destroying digital lives with nothing but iPhone passcodes, Apple will roll out new safety protections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

What if these chemicals really are destroying our neurons?

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

The animals also rely on habitats like coral reefs and mangroves that humans are destroying, all of which makes "it harder for sharks to find suitable breeding, nursery and feeding grounds," Rummer said.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

“In some ways they are destroying, I think, the fabric of what made roller skating this community-builder,” Klusmann said.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Do I realize that nitrogen fertilizers are destroying fish life by fostering an overgrowth of algae?

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood