Sentence examples for a destructive turn from inspiring English sources

When I raised the matter with the king, he told me, "Competition is good, but in this particular setup, it took a destructive turn.

Yet calls for a reversal of the destructive turn toward austerity are still having a hard time getting through.

I wanted to discover how or why Fischer's obsessive character had taken such a self-destructive turn.

And that, in turn, tells you why liquidationism is such a destructive doctrine: by turning our problems into a morality play of sin and retribution, it helps condemn us to a deeper and longer slump.

The World Bank also became a destructive force by turning a blind eye to internal corruption when awarding lucrative construction contracts and by ignoring massive corruption in its client countries.

Rather, the aversion to a woman in a position of power daring to utter the word "vagina" during a debate on legislation meant to curb abortion rights is symbolic of one of the festering abscesses (yes, there are more than one) infecting the modern GOP: a destructive obsession with turning back the clock to the 1950s on the role of women in society.

But when misused or abused, personalized choice architecture can turn into a destructive manipulative force.

After our return from deployment, I watched him turn into a destructive person, drinking every night, taking risks, becoming reckless in his personal life.

Online publishing has turned into a destructive arms race.

He is especially good at exploring the cost of his hero's preoccupation with secrecy: a necessary diplomatic weapon that turns into a destructive force.

Milford belatedly allows that their relationship "had turned into a destructive dependence," while Epstein continues to see this service in an Orphic light: "He would follow her into hell to be with her and to lead her out... or they would both die there together".