demolish
verb (used with object)
to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
was demolishing
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past progressiveof demolish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But the IDF said on Tuesday that it was demolishing tunnels that led to the Sinai peninsula.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
A few physicians had been deeply kind and tried their hardest to discover the culprit that was demolishing my body and upending my life.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021
Clair’s cousin was demolishing the old school, and Clair got crash doors and windows at a good price, too.
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2015
He believed his neighborhood’s worst years were over, now that the city was demolishing the legacies of the foreclosures.
From Salon ● May 12, 2013
Afterward in Ailie’s room he felt fear, anxiety and a desire to help, and showed “how meek and gentle he could be, occasionally, in his sleep, letting us know he was demolishing some adversary.”
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Charles Herbert Sylvester
