Sentence examples for it was almost destroyed from inspiring English sources

It was almost destroyed on February 2 , 1692 in a raid by Abenaki Indians.

On several occasions it was almost destroyed by fire, and in January 1907 it suffered a violent earthquake.

The theater was used on only a handful of occasions until 1732, and then fell into neglect until it was almost destroyed by Allied bombers in 1944.

In 1562, it was attacked and damaged by soldiers loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, before it was almost destroyed by Royalist troops in the 1600s.

Also out this year is Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker's Journey (Thomas Dunne Books) by Harlan Lebo, a study of a singular film masterpiece―of how it was created and how it was almost destroyed.

When its commerce was almost destroyed by the maritime blockade of the Continent directed against Napoleon, Marseille became bitterly anti-Bonapartist and hailed the Bourbon restoration.

The theater was almost destroyed in that fire, and it's agreed that the ghost is most likely that of the usher.

Built in 1825, the theater was almost destroyed by fire in 1853, and it reopened in 1856.

It closed in 2008 after being damaged by a storm, then was almost destroyed by fire in 2010.

An attempt by a member of the family to buy it back in 1987 went wrong so badly that the firm was almost destroyed.

"Last year, this pool was almost destroyed.