Synonym: devastate, exterminate, finish, kill, ruin, slay, spoil, wreck. Antonym: construct, establish. Similar words: destruction, modest, strong, stroke, clandestine, astronomer, restrict, restriction. Meaning: [dɪ'strɔɪ] v. 1. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of 2. destroy completely; damage irreparably 3. defeat soundly 4. put to death.
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61. The spikes can destroy a chainsaw or circular saw.
62. Lack of confidence can destroy it.
63. The Profitboss capitalizes on failure, does not let it destroy him.
64. We are not free to deface and destroy the natural world.
65. Thomas had a mission, to destroy the missile and prevent the shapechanger from carrying out his criminal activities.
66. The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that. George R.R. Martin
67. Government scientists believe the action of sea water will destroy the bacteria.
68. The embassy was ordered to destroy its cipher equipment and remaining codes.
69. I had to destroy, once and for all, the vicious circle of poverty and economic stagnation.
70. Battlefield Engineers build bridges, clear obstacles, build roads or destroy them.
71. There is no record of any human being killed by a comet or asteroid-but a large one could destroy civilisation.
72. Chandler worried that the scandal would destroy his chances for a respectable career.
73. Yet no self-respecting third-party candidate runs for election simply to destroy one big party and elevate the other.
74. As he wrote in a revealing letter dated 20 September 1963: To go there is to destroy the magic.
75. This baby was not six months old yet ... he was going to destroy their family life.
76. Don't throw any two products into a bucket and mix them; they may well destroy each other.
77. The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. Abraham Lincoln
78. What is the point of having a bomb that could instantly destroy the city of Glasgow?
79. The primary bevels were ground back and feathered away on the grindstone, taking care not to overheat and destroy the temper.
80. These algae are very dangerous in large quantities and could eventually destroy all other life in the aquarium if not controlled.
81. And I am endeavouring to destroy that worth I can not help admiring?
82. First and most significant is the possibility of some kind of nuclear war or accident that would destroy the human race.
83. We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. Margaret Mead
84. Another project that the ministry has suddenly accelerated after two years of inaction is a new missile designed to destroy enemy radars.
85. Laziness is a dangerous thing. Laziness will destroy you if you don't destroy it. Dr T.P.Chia
86. It does not have to destroy love,[www.Sentencedict.com] but can be contained within it.
87. The past ruins the present to destroy the future. Take charge of it now. RVM
88. The aim of the bombers was to destroy public property and get maximum publicity.
89. From the beginning Jones worked to destroy his followers' confidence in any of the old authority figures in their lives.
90. The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. George Orwell
More similar words: destruction, modest, strong, stroke, clandestine, astronomer, restrict, restriction, royal, design, desert, dessert, besides, despite, descend, designs, design for, designer, desperate, describe, troop, desperately, widespread, patron, patrol, description, control, trouble, courtroom, tropical.