Example Sentences

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It has annihilated the concept of a good life by the same token.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2022

Vorbe said Moise has bankrupted the startup businesses that were developing in Haiti and has annihilated the education system.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2019

But Sports Direct has annihilated the competition with its "pile it high, sell it cheap" approach, leaving niche stores and websites such as American Golf Discount Centre, Decathlon and Wiggle to carve up what's left.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2012

In The Skin of Our Teeth he has annihilated time and turned the Antrobus family of Excelsior, N.J. into the story of mankind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Philip has annihilated Olynthus and the Chalcidic towns.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various