The phrase "about to be destroyed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is on the verge of being destroyed or is imminent in its destruction.
Example: "The ancient ruins were about to be destroyed by the approaching storm."
Alternatives: "on the brink of destruction" or "nearly destroyed".
A massive fresco by Robert Tressell, sign painter and decorator extraordinary, and author of the Socialist classic, "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists," is about to be destroyed.
"The summer of 1914 just before war started is always described as the end of an Edwardian golden age - innocent and charmed and about to be destroyed by the mud and blood and death on the Western Front.
The pessimists say not, reporting a newspaper industry in terminal decline, dependent on the old economic model of advertising and circulation revenue and about to be destroyed by the internet.
But is there any man, of any political allegiance, who would not be heartsick to hear that his house and goods were about to be destroyed by his enemies?
No, the Internet isn't about to be destroyed by either ProtectIP or SOPA.
Philip Morris USA is not about to be destroyed.
"It's the same thing we worry about if satellites were to be destroyed in low-Earth orbit.
And the –CH3 covalently bonded to silica particles began to be destroyed about 350 °C and severe damaged at 450 °C.
Sylvia's world was about to be nearly destroyed, not by an external enemy but by forces much closer to home.
The distinguished cardiologist and author, Dr Eric Topol, believes that the 20th century medical industry is about to be creatively destroyed by today's digital economy.
It is right to worry about rainforests being destroyed to produce cheap cattle feed, but the way to deal with that is to find better ways to protect the forests and source feed sustainably.
