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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of stroy.

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Examples

  • Burma's military regime hadn't allowed for much of an economy before the cyclone, but Nargis de stroyed nearly all the Delta had.

    The Weather Isn't Getting Weirder Anne Jolis 2011

  • The Northgate had been de - stroyed by the Cataclysm.

    Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003

  • Originally, a wide, walled ledge edged the mountainside at the entrances, but the Cataclysm had de - stroyed most of the northern ledge, leaving only a five-foot remnant towering one thousand feet above the valley.

    Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003

  • Her temple at Neraka was de - stroyed, blasted apart in her rage at her downfall.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • Thus it was that while they gazed with pride at their own reflections, Cyan Bloodbane, the green dragon who had been their bane, came back to the land he had once nearly de - stroyed.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • They would all be de stroyed: Doollan, himself, the whole Scottish Church.

    Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

  • With the Academy de - stroyed, Solace held nothing for Palin anymore.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • You damn near de stroyed him, and if you're suffering a little in return, that's fine with me. '

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • They had halted the enemy's advance, driven him back, kept him from reaching Silvanost, but they had not de - stroyed him.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • People thought they were de - stroyed in the blast.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

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