Sentence examples of "destroying" in English

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My sister didn't own up to breaking the lamp, instead she made up some story about aliens coming to Earth with the objective of destroying every piece of yellow furniture. Mi hermana no se hizo cargo de romper la lámpara, ella inventó una historia sobre alienígenas que vienen a la Tierra con el objetivo de destruir todo mueble de color amarillo.
When the apostle Paul wrote about destroying God's temple, he had a lot of history running through his mind. Cuando el apóstol Pablo escribió sobre la destrucción del templo de Dios, tenía un montón de historias dando vueltas en su mente.
We must destroy the evidence. Debemos destruir la evidencia.
The troop was altogether destroyed. Las tropas fueron aniquiladas.
They destroyed stores and factories. Ellos destruyeron tiendas y fábricas.
An earthquake destroyed the building. Un terremoto destruyó el edificio.
The typhoon destroyed many houses. El tifón destruyó muchas casas.
That destroyed all his dreams. Eso destruyó todos sus sueños.
Old customs are gradually being destroyed. Las antiguas costumbres están siendo gradualmente destruidas.
The storm destroyed the whole town. La tormenta destruyó toda la ciudad.
The city was destroyed by fire. La ciudad fue destruida por el fuego.
The house was destroyed by fire. La casa fue destruida por el fuego.
The tornado destroyed the whole village. El tornado destruyó toda la aldea.
The devil destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. El demonio destruyó Hiroshima y Nagasaki.
I watched them destroy the old building. Yo los vi destruir el edificio viejo.
The car was destroyed in the accident. El coche fue destruido en el accidente.
The garden was destroyed after the rain. El jardín estaba destruido después de la lluvia.
The soldiers' mission was to destroy the bridge. La misión de los soldados era destruir el puente.
We think nuclear weapons will destroy our earth. Pensamos que las armas nucleares destruirán la Tierra.
The building was totally destroyed by the earthquake. El edificio fue totalmente destruido por el terremoto.
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