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The effect of these words was annihilating; the little ch�telaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.

From Saint Michael A Romance by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)

He would destroy his letter the next day, and think that he was annihilating all proofs of his infamy.

From Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Gaboriau, Émile

He seems to mangle them with peculiar gusto, and deals with them as if he was annihilating the Tadpole or Taper of his own “Coningsby.”

From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason

I rose with a feeling of despair that was annihilating, and was going broken hearted out of the room.

From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas

He had heard of irony; never had he dreamed it could be so crushing: he had heard of sarcasm; but the quiet sarcasm of this unknown young girl was annihilating him.

From Quick Action by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)