demolish
verb (used with object)
to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
undemolished
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a word derived from
demolish.
Example Sentences
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He had risked his life to see if his car, which was parked on the plaza, was undemolished.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Chapel of Magdalen College, likewise, was "in pontifical order," and the organ remained undemolished.
From Oxford and Her Colleges by Smith, Goldwin
The 9th Division had a similar experience on its left wing, where the undemolished defences of the Hohenzollern Redoubt became a veritable shambles.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
The many-paned windows remained intact, undemolished, dimly glistening beneath their slated roofs.
From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas
The fallen ceiling had shattered some of the pews; the altar alone stood undemolished.
From The Sign of Flame by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
