destruction
noun
de·struc·tion
di-ˈstrək-shən 
Examples of destruction in a Sentence
War results in death and widespread destruction.
We are trying to save the building from destruction.
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Rakovskyi’s camerawork is especially dynamic during a sequence that closely follows animal rescue efforts in the flooded area around the Dnipro River after the June 2023 destruction of a dam (Ukraine and Russia blamed each other for the devastation, which displaced thousands of people).
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
But what was on the menu from the very start was destruction rather than simplification and, importantly, a lack of genuine, adult dialogue.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of product into the United States, causing death, destruction, and havoc.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, entered a not guilty plea Thursday to counts of destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
But what was on the menu from the very start was destruction rather than simplification and, importantly, a lack of genuine, adult dialogue.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of product into the United States, causing death, destruction, and havoc.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, entered a not guilty plea Thursday to counts of destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destruction. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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destruction
noun
de·struc·tion
di-ˈstrək-shən
1
: the state or fact of being destroyed : ruin
2
: the action or process of destroying something
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