Example Sentences

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"This country could have self- destructed a long time ago, except for the fact that the people who have been denied that American dream for so long still believe in it enough."

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022

The Council’s website listed these trips as “delegations to Afghanistan to promote their economy, which has been shattered and destructed in the last two decades of war”.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2018

Among other destabilizing factors is his grief, still fresh, after his young son has died and his marriage self destructed.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2018

And Washington put extreme pressure on the Cardinal, which continually self destructed.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2016

He didn't spare me, destructed me utterly; but speedily constructed me upon new lines, and told me a lot about Celtic difficulties and how to overcome them.

From The Bed-Book of Happiness by Begbie, Harold