Example Sentences

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When he finally relents, she discovers that the invading Nazi army has razed her shtetl and that its inhabitants, including her parents, are gone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The worst damage was in Riverside County in southern California, where the Rabbit Fire has razed nearly 8,000 acres.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2023

Detroit has aggressively taken on its blight problem since emerging from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history eight years ago, and has razed more than 20,000 abandoned houses in that time.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2022

Meanwhile, Frye’s fancy Plantation Cove development has razed most of the trees except for the grand mossy oaks that suggest a past some residents wish to reclaim.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2021

Earl Teja has razed to the ground the 'New Wall' which we had there erected.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix