Example Sentences

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We hear constantly that social media is destroying mental health and that screen time is eroding well-being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Global warming is destroying the natural habitat of animals including seals that live in the cold parts of the world.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

“This map is destroying their property values,” she says.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

The announcement comes as a UN Ocean Conference begins on Monday in France, and amid warnings from Sir David Attenborough that bottom trawling is destroying areas of the seabed and marine life.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

“Tell you one thing. Wishtree or not, this oak is destroying the walkways. Messing with the plumbing, too. Roots go on forever.”

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate