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Example sentences for: demolition

How can you use “demolition” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Kapnikaréa was earmarked for demolition in the 1830s but was saved by the personal intervention of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, father of Greece’s first king.
Thus, Roadrunner . Thus, the string of successes on Late Night With David Letterman involving the dimwitted demolition of culturally evocative objects--Running Stuff Over With a Steam Roller, Dropping Stuff off a Five-Story Tower, Crushing Stuff in a Hydraulic Press, Dropping a 1,000-Pound Weight Onto Stuff, Crashing Into Stuff With a Locomotive.
The Victorian stone row houses have escaped demolition and have been lovingly refurbished and brightly painted for conversion into off-beat shops, art galleries, and bars for the singles crowd.
The Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz led its front page Monday with the imminent Arab general strike over the demolition of three Bedouin homes in the "unrecognized" western Galilee village of Um al Sehali, and its editorial urged an improvement in mathematics teaching in Israeli schools, citing poor student results.
Among the many treasured examples that have come my way are Mr. Scales , a deep-sea fisherman, Mr. Main , a plumber, Mrs. Bridge , a dentist, Mr. Hewitt , a forester, and Mr. Down , a demolition contractor, who even manages to alliterate.