Example Sentences

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The likelihood that the developer will raze the historic building has divided the congregation and prompted an outcry from neighbors and preservationists.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2019

When this season ends, the Astros will raze the hill, bring the fence in to 409 feet and build out new amenities.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2016

As part of a 50 million pound regeneration of East London, officials will raze the urban sculpture at the Silicon Roundabout and replace it with “Europe’s largest indoor civic space.”

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2013

Teach children to work, play, laugh, fletcherize, study, think, and yet again—work, and we will raze every prison.

From John Jacob Astor by Hubbard, Elbert

Teach children to work, play, laugh, fletcherize, study, think, and yet again, work, and we will raze every prison.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen by Hubbard, Elbert