bulldoze
verb (used with object)
to clear, level, or reshape the contours of (land) by or as if by using a bulldozer.
bulldozed
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past participleof bulldoze.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bulldoze.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bulldozeverb (used with object)to clear, level, or reshape the contours of (land) by or as if by using a bulldozer.
Example Sentences
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Authorities bulldozed it nine times, he said, but they have rebuilt it over and over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Shortly after, the developer bulldozed the entire place, ripped out trees and erected a 4,700-square-foot box house complete with an eight-foot-tall tiger painted by the front door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
That part of the city has since been bulldozed and replaced by the offices of Central Square, but some older residents will remember the newspaper kiosk and the man who ran it.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
French-style villas stand to be bulldozed, along with modest Hanoi-style "tube" houses and densely packed low-rises.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Coach didn't give me a chance to say nothing, he just bulldozed on.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
