obliterate
verb (used with object)
to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
had obliterated
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past perfectof obliterate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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With five months still to go in the fiscal year, that figure is already nearly equal to the 98 caught in all of 2022 — a number that had obliterated all previous records.
From Washington Times ● May 17, 2023
I had obliterated a third of my life and had failed at almost everything.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2018
But Venezuela’s economy collapsed on so many levels that inflation had obliterated his salary, along with his hopes of preserving a middle-class life.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2016
Pounding rain and even some hail had obliterated the first set of tracks and may have washed away other clues as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2015
The fire had obliterated the heart of the city, its very center of business and culture, then had gone on to wipe out the residences of its wealthiest and most powerful citizens.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
