Used in a Sentence

demolished

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for demolished.

Editorial note

That is different from the more personal self (with a lowercase s) or Atman that the Buddha demolished.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

torn down and broken up

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of demolished gathered in one view.

adjective

torn down and broken up

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for demolished.

Example sentences

1

That is different from the more personal self (with a lowercase s) or Atman that the Buddha demolished.

2

And then the rewriting effort peters out and people just get used to living in a half-demolished house.

3

For Berlin it's helpful to also go to the 1953 imagery to see which structures where demolished.

4

And terminal wan't be demolished by the way, there is big push back for that.

5

That’s not only likely, it’s destined, to be demolished here in the next few years.

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A soon-to-be-demolished, barely-used monument to bad government decisions and a complete lack of foresight of the late 1960's and early 1970's.

7

Old buildings have to be demolished and new ones built, which may not be in the range of the former tenants.

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It will be pointless: paradox-mongers will simply not let their nice toy be demolished.

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That honor probably goes to the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo that unfortunately was demolished.

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The world will be a slightly better place when that building is demolished.

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I've lived in places where old houses were moved to get around opposition to their being demolished.

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The houses are to be demolished to make way for a new railway, and they're not happy with the level of compensation offered.

Quote examples

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"The Crying of Lot 49" by Pynchon // "The Demolished Man" by Bester // "Ubik" by Dick!!!

2

The era of the 6-figure starting salary for MBA's may be drawing to a close (though it is not, as my little sister will tell you, for law school grads), but the forces that demolished Big Auto are specific and concrete; no similar force applies to "white collar" in general.

3

I would imagine that your typical story of being mugged or having your picket fence demolished (what does it take for a mugging to count as violent crime?) would be far less likely to arouse feelings of "this is so terrible, how can we possibly allow encryption on iPhones if people doing this will get to walk free because of it".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use demolished in a sentence?

That is different from the more personal self (with a lowercase s) or Atman that the Buddha demolished.

What does demolished mean?

torn down and broken up

What part of speech is demolished?

demolished is commonly used as adjective.