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The unending rejection of an actor's life had annihilated much of her spirit, and an unhappy marriage had taken care of the rest.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2020

But more so, he says, "the cynicism of this generation had annihilated the innocent world the narrator had grown up in."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2015

The appointment of the bishops re-constituted an Albanian Catholic Church hierarchy that Hoxha had annihilated.

From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2014

He had been building a marvellously beautiful castle, and with a thoughtless, careless stroke of the pen she had annihilated all his labour; she had almost annihilated him.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold

After the varsity had annihilated Worry's “kids,” as they had come to be known, the students showed no further interest.

From The Young Pitcher by Grey, Zane