Example Sentences
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Homes were demolished, chapels flattened and communities displaced in Port Talbot when Wales' first stretch of motorway was built at a cost of more than £5m.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Manson’s connection to the home lingered for decades, and less than 30 years after those murders, the dwelling, which had been owned by music producer Terry Melcher, was demolished.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The new space is just north of the existing terminal, which is to be demolished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Venezuelan police use the letter 'X' to signal that a building is damaged beyond repair and should be demolished.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
As Gosling recalled, “Rosalind let rip in her best pedagogical style: ‘you’re wrong for the following reasons’...which she proceeded to enumerate as she demolished their proposal.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
