obliterating
- present participle of obliterate.
Example Sentences
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Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe finished in 1:59:30, obliterating the previous record of 2:00:35 set at the 2023 Chicago Marathon by Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The United States is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in combat, obliterating the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, killing some 214,000 people.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Jamaica's Oblique Seville claimed a stunning victory in the men's 100m, obliterating a line-up featuring Olympic champion Noah Lyles by finishing in 9.86 secs.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025
There are ethical and anticompetitive concerns about obliterating independent developers operating wholly within your walled-garden ecosystem.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024
It blasts away the ropes and the stake, spraying fiery splinters all over us and obliterating all thought, Noise, and sound.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
