demolish
verb (used with object)
to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
have demolished
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present perfectof demolish.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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We have demolished the architecture of credibility and replaced it with a surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
In recent months, authorities have demolished illegal structures on a beach, and cracked down on construction along rivers and on hillsides.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Emergency workers have demolished one of the walls of the club to better reach those still buried under the rubble.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
Downtown boosters promoted an urban renewal project that would have demolished most of the Market.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
North.—Now that you have demolished the Greeks, let us go back to Rome, and have another touch at the Latins.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 by Various
