Sentence examples for first destruction from inspiring English sources

Its first destruction was assured when Vesuvius blew its top 1,935 years ago.

Mr. Ban's report came a day after the advance team, which arrived in Syria last week, oversaw the first destruction of components of the arsenal.

The experts oversaw the first destruction of components on Sunday, with the goal of rendering inoperable all of Syria's production, mixing and filling equipment by Nov. 1.

Jewish tradition sees in the first destruction of Jerusalem in 586 [B.C.E.] and in the second destruction of Jerusalem in 70 [C.E.] the main day of mourning in Jewish tradition.

The first destruction occurred during the 23rd century BC.

Ebla itself suffered its first destruction a few years after Terqa in c. 2300 BC, during the reign of the Mariote king Hidar.

Given our sad level of historical literacy (what did you say World War II was about?), many Americans may regard D-Day as the day to dash off to see the first destruction-laden blockbuster of summer.

Simply taking the fight earns Khan a respect that's proved elusive since a tactically inept knockout loss to Garcia and 54-second destruction at the hands of Breidis Prescott.

Wins over world champions like Devon Alexander, Marcos Maidana, Zab Judah, Andriy Kotelnik and Paulie Malignaggi have pushed him to the fringe of the Hall of Fame discussion, but the high-profile setbacks – a tactically inept knockout loss to Danny Garcia and 54-second destruction at the hands of Breidis Prescott – have often subverted his ascent at the worst possible times.

John Siegal, an election lawyer for Representative Anthony D. Weiner, a mayoral candidate and a Democrat who represents parts of Brooklyn and Queens, and Eric N. Gioia, a council member from Queens running for public advocate, said the fresh-start idea would amount to "the second destruction of the campaign finance system by Mayor Bloomberg, after eviscerating spending limits at the mayoral level".

Zweig never felt at home in the US – he regarded Americanisation as the second destruction of European culture, after World War One – and hoped to return to Brazil, which enchanted him during a lecture tour in 1936.