Example Sentences

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I had obliterated a third of my life and had failed at almost everything.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2018

The real Chelsea had obliterated the Chelsea I’d profiled in my head, and my story was nowhere.

From Washington Times • Apr. 2, 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

Brecht’s drama about the conflict between champions of progress and the church in Renaissance Italy was first written in 1938 in Germany, where the rise of the Nazi party had obliterated free expression.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2012

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