The phrase "avoid being destroyed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing strategies or actions to prevent harm or loss.
Example: "In order to survive in a competitive market, businesses must find ways to avoid being destroyed by their rivals."
Alternatives: "prevent destruction" or "escape annihilation".
"There are sectors in which you have to be a world player in order to avoid being destroyed by your competitors," Mr. Johannpeter said.
At bottom they derive from the fact that, in war, two forces, each of which is free to exercise its independent will, meet in an attempt to destroy each other while at the same time attempting to avoid being destroyed.
To avoid being destroyed by our immune systems, cancer cells engage in a bit of trickery.
All this, to any person with natural affection for the young, is horrible; just as we teach children to avoid being destroyed by motor cars if they can, so we should teach them to avoid being destroyed by cruel fanatics.
Both of the Union ships were wooden, and as the Confederate artillery opened fire, they quickly retreated upriver towards Louisville to avoid being destroyed.
Because they must be fired within minutes to avoid being destroyed by incoming enemy missiles, their "rapid reaction posture … runs a real risk of accidental or mistaken launch," it said.
It's a lot like it sounds: two players controlling space ships attempt to destroy each other whilst avoiding being destroyed themselves.
Police said they were executing 53 search-and-seizure warrants to "avoid important evidence being destroyed by those under investigation".
Those communities being destroyed.
The result was that in Gaza, many houses next to those commandeered by troops were destroyed to avoid that risk.
The spot is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and rare plants had to be destroyed to avoid contamination.
