Example Sentences

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told AFP in February that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name, vowing to "clean this out".

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“The Soviet view was that they were destroying classes,” Lee argued.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2023

In 2013, a new class of chemical refrigerants—used to cool everything from homes to freezers—replaced the ones that were destroying the ozone layer.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 11, 2023

“They were eating everything. They were destroying this beautiful, wonderful place,” she said, referring to the Everglades, the nation’s only subtropical wilderness and one of its most degraded ecosystems.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022

My chest tightened with a surge of unexpected anger at the way my countrymen were destroying their own land.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini