demolish
verb (used with object)
to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
were 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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Crews were demolishing a five-story warehouse near the Mississippi River that burned Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Just last December, the authorities had announced they were demolishing the 1,500 weakest structures.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
The Germans were demolishing barracks, factories, public utilities and all large buildings.
From Time Magazine Archive
This week Moscow dispatches reported that the Germans in Orel were demolishing the city, preparing to retreat through a narrowing corridor in their rear.
From Time Magazine Archive
They had torn down the fence surrounding it, and were demolishing the windows.
From The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 by Joel Tyler Headley
