Destroyed

Examples

• The singing arrows that destroyed the army of Crassus came, it would seem, originally from the Altai and the Tian Shan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Surely, I would say, all men do not wear those shocking nightcaps; else all women's illusions had been destroyed on the first night of their marriage! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The smoke, gases, and ashes left in the path of a raging forest fire are no compensation to us for the valuable timber destroyed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• And the rigid examination system that killed all intellectual initiatives has been destroyed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• All the bridges over these had been destroyed, and the rails taken up and twisted by the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The railroads, of course, were thoroughly destroyed on the way. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• On the 4th he captured and destroyed Tuscaloosa. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Sheridan destroyed the railroad and more supplies at Ashland, and on the 11th arrived in Stuart's front. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Everything had been destroyed or carried away. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• An army of more than 21,000 men was captured or destroyed. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He got upon that road, destroyed its bridges at different places and rendered the road useless to the enemy up to within a few miles of Lynchburg. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The rot must become apparent for it is to be destroyed. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• But Gudrun lay wide awake, destroyed into perfect consciousness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• If Darius escaped they could be on his side; if he was destroyed, there was nothing of which the Scythians could complain. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• For a fortnight past no cloth had been destroyed; no outrage on mill or mansion had been committed in the three parishes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Papin’s boat was said to have been used on the Fulda at Cassel, and was reported to have been destroyed by bargemen, who feared that it would deprive them of a livelihood. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Would the Scythians go back and destroy the Persians to make sure of them while the Greeks on their part destroyed the bridge? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• She destroyed her prestige by disregarding her own teaching of righteousness. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Finally he realized that his invention was not safe even there, and decided that every vestige of his work must be destroyed. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• These latter pupils were not the only young men of promise whose vulgar faith and patriotism Socrates destroyed, to leave nothing in its place. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The flood and storms did more harm to continental Europe than to us--giving, as it were, the last blow to the calamities which destroyed it. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We have no boats—those scoundrels of Caliphronas' have destroyed them all. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• By two comparisons so disadvantageous the passion must be entirely destroyed. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Penelope's belief that her fellow-servant had destroyed herself through unrequited love for Mr. Franklin Blake, was confirmed--and that was all. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• If destroyed he never can replace it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• This he was ordered to repair as he advanced --only to have it destroyed by small guerilla bands or other troops as soon as he was out of the way. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• All mills and factories along the lines of march of his troops were destroyed also. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• She had just copied them with great care, and had destroyed the old manuscript, so that Amy's bonfire had consumed the loving work of several years. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The prisoners were paroled, the artillery parked and the small arms and ammunition destroyed. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.

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