Sentence examples for destroying about from inspiring English sources

There is something soul destroying about being soaked through for a long period of time.

Officials said they were destroying about 3,500 animals to stop the spread of the disease.

"They succeeded in destroying about 80percentt of our cultural identity," Mr. Rahim says.

Eventually the saboteurs were doing a significant amount of damage — the best guess is that they were destroying about 3 percent of the country's output.

The fire was one of the worst in California's history, killing 25 people, injuring 150 others and destroying about 3,500 homes — one every 11 seconds.

Mr. Kristensen said that, each year, the government now does such examinations to the point of destroying about seven warheads — one for each of seven weapon types.

In East Haven, Conn., winds and waves destroyed about two dozen homes.

Alba Longa headed a Latin league of uncertain extent until destroyed about 600 bc by Rome.

The quake and ensuing mudslides killed at least 726 people and destroyed about 75,000 houses.

Israeli bulldozers destroyed about 600 acres of agricultural land in the Gaza Strip alone, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.

Nationwide, Maemi destroyed about 5,000 houses and damaged 13,000 homes and businesses, leaving 25,000 people homeless.