destroyed

[US]/dɪ'strɔi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ruined, damaged
v. to cause severe damage to, to break down; to ruin spiritually, to cause to collapse; to kill, to eliminate (sick or surplus animals) (past tense and past participle of destroy)

Phrases & Collocations

completely destroyed

utterly destroyed

Example Sentences

The village was destroyed by a landslide.

the fire completely destroyed the building.

The enemy destroyed the city.

That town was destroyed in a big fire.

The town was destroyed by the earthquake.

It fairly destroyed the machine.

The hurricane destroyed the whole village.

The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.

the room had been destroyed by fire.

he had destroyed her dreams.

his house was destroyed by fire.

the building was totally destroyed by the fire.

Whole cities were destroyed by the earthquake.

The heavy rain destroyed all hope of a picnic.

The fire destroyed all my books.

The guns destroyed the enemy's position.

The ancient manuscripts were destroyed by fire.

The rebel forces were destroyed in battle.

destroyed the testimony of the prosecution's chief witness.

old aristocratic institutions destroyed by the revolutionary cataclysm.

Real-world Examples

Trump says the drone was immediately destroyed.

Source: NPR News July 2019 Collection

You almost destroyed my family, destroyed our business.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

6 homes have been destroyed and 5 damaged.

Source: NPR News January 2014 Compilation

You have destroyed my ability to tolerate idiots.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 3

I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the tree.

Source: Frankenstein (abridged version)

'I dreamed that Thornfield was totally destroyed, just a heap of stones.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

Large parts had been destroyed by bombing.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

But other Amazon regions have been destroyed.

Source: Environment and Science

" The trains were completely destroyed, " he said.

Source: VOA Special English: World

And it is completely destroyed by pests.

Source: Learn phrases and vocabulary with Vanessa.

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