demolish

[US]/dɪˈmɒlɪʃ/
[UK]/dɪˈmɑːlɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. destroy completely; overthrow; dismantle.

Example Sentences

Brown was busy demolishing a sausage roll.

The fire demolished the town.

The bombs demolished the factories.

The prosecutor demolished the opposition's argument.

to demolish box-office barriers.

He demolished two big platefuls of chicken.

the house was demolished to allow for road widening.

Arsenal demolished Coventry City 3–0.

Terry Street was demolished a few years ago.

Unworthy buildings should be demolished to make room for modern construction.

dad demolished an old shed in back of his barn.

I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.

Both of the cars involved were demolished in the accident.

I was absolutely scandalised to hear that the council has demolished that lovely old building.

Demolish, absorb a blood clan can use the improbity black sorcery to curse the person of the destiny lead toward misery.

The sporophore of Agaricus blazei Murrill is demolished by ultra-fine pulverization technology——a high and new industrial technology in modern food engineering,to raise the lixiviate rate of amylose.

Real-world Examples

All these old houses are going to be demolished.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

The building was being demolished when the collapse happened.

Source: NPR News June 2013 Compilation

As you can see, it's just demolished.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

Post-war buildings in the Science Area have been demolished.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

No electricity, no food, no water, houses and buildings demolished.

Source: CNN Listening November 2013 Collection

Pyongyang has invited them to watch as it demolishes the underground facility.

Source: PBS English News

He was shot dead, but it's set to be demolished as a punishment.

Source: BBC Listening January 2023 Collection

One year later, right-wing Hindu mobs stormed the site and demolished the mosque.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Homes have been demolished and crops destroyed.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

A conventional temporary structure is demolished after use.

Source: The Economist - Technology

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