How to Use demolish in a Sentence

demolish

verb
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  • The car was demolished in the accident.
  • The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished.
  • The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot.
  • Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building.
  • They demolished the other team 51–7.
  • States like Ohio are starting to demolish homes with mold problems.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The city plans to demolish and reconstruct the east side of the span next year, followed by the west side in 2024.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • School officials now are planning to demolish the existing building and build a new school and technical center in the same area.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
  • On Thursday morning, a 50-ton crane will extract the lantern from the top of the tower and demolish it, Boudreau said.
    — Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Early last month, DOT applied for a change in terms for its lease of the property, in order to demolish the building and clear the land.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The film shows the IDF demolishing Palestinian homes, a school, and sealing up a well as part of the expulsion.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • An incomplete steel skeleton sat exposed at the square for years, until the city demolished the structure in 2016 to make way for new developments.
    — Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
  • There was no need to demolish the property, which could be run efficiently without a multi-billion-dollar demolition and rebuild.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Rather than leave the building on Canterbury Street vacant after the senior center moved to newer quarters last year, the town will seek bids this winter to demolish it.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The league tweeted that on the day the Deauville was demolished.
    — Conor Devlin, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The stretch of the freeway, from near Boyle Heights and running west, might have to be demolished and replaced.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The set was scheduled to be demolished if no buyer came through.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
  • No; the cake slice should point directly at the person who is about to demolish it.
    — Judith Martin, oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The city would be authorized to demolish the complex if the owner fails to do so.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
  • But the crash caused damage to the bridge above it, which the governor said will need to be demolished and replaced.
    — Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • The second season risks a great deal by demolishing the cramped kitchen of the Beef, where much of the series was set.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Pruitt-Igoe was demolished in 1972 and the site has since remained vacant.
    — Justin Gamble, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
  • No, the cake slice (unlike the knife) should point directly at the person who is about to demolish it.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The plans call for first demolishing the current building and then starting from scratch, thus adding cost to the project.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
  • One person could demolish the bag for lunch, or two could share it with a side of leftover salmon or fill-in-the-protein.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2022
  • By early 2025, the Old Grandstand and some old barns will be demolished.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
  • The town plans to build the new school alongside the current one, then demolish most of the existing building.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Scott-Mckinney said the porch was demolished with the dog under it.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • To lower the value of the site, the Bears demolished the racetrack last year to turn it into vacant land.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The six-bedroom house on the site was demolished in December.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024

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