Example Sentences

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Having come from Berlin, Wenders was dismayed by the deterioration of civic spirit during the pandemic as residents had trashed a park near his home.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Even if the hackers decrypted Finnegan’s data — the more than 15 million SEC filings — they had trashed his operational software, and that could not be recovered via decrypting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2022

Reviewers had trashed the film, calling it "soulless", "tedious" and "dreary".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2022

Major, who was Britain's prime minister between 1990-1997, said this week's behaviour by the government had trashed the reputation of parliament and damaged the country's standing in the world.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2021

But I had to find out, to understand why giant fly-infested monsters and demons had trashed our home.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda