Example Sentences

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Within no time at all the inferno had gutted large parts of the 400-year-old structure and toppled the ornate spire known for its distinctive dragons.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024

Here in this tiny mountain community dotted with apple orchards east of Yucaipa, a flood had gutted a clapboard house that abutted a creek.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023

The global recession had gutted the timber industry, with less wood product going to customers around the world and more covering up windows in Bend’s empty business district.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Ginter was a meat cutter until his retirement and, although he knew the fire had gutted his double-wide trailer, he hoped his set of expensive knives had survived.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2018

Lord Commander Mormont had taken up residence in the King's Tower after the fire had gutted his own.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin