stroy
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stroy
1400–50; late Middle English stroyen, aphetic variant of destroyen to destroy
Example Sentences
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Do you wish, as Mr. Talmage says, to de- stroy the Bible—to have all the copies burned to ashes?
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
Jesus never taught that drugs, food, air, and ex- ercise could make a man healthy, or that they could de- 232:21 stroy human life; nor did he illustrate these errors by his practice.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker
This great Truth does not de- stroy but substantiates man's identity,—together with his immortality and preexistence, or his spiritual co- existence with his Maker.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker
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