DEMOLITION in a Sentence

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Certain demolitions take place, and it is well that they do, but on condition that they are followed by reconstructions.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEMOLITION
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demolition
 n.  act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
Classic Sentence:
1  Waterloo, by cutting short the demolition of European thrones by the sword, had no other effect than to cause the revolutionary work to be continued in another direction.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVII—IS WATERLOO TO BE CONSIDERED GOOD?
2  It is true that this termination of the shore was hidden from sight by a heap of rubbish six or seven feet in height, produced by some demolition or other.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III—THE "SPUN" MAN
3  In consequence of demolitions and reconstructions, the Paris of his youth, that Paris which he bore away religiously in his memory, is now a Paris of days gone by.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER I—THE ZIGZAGS OF STRATEGY
4  Certain demolitions take place, and it is well that they do, but on condition that they are followed by reconstructions.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XI—END OF THE PETIT-PICPUS
Example Sentence:
1  The church has been threatened with demolition for years.
2  They underwent courses in radio communication, demolition, and sabotage.
3  One of the major aims of the air force was the complete demolition of all means of transportation by bombing of rail lines and terminals.
4  But many ordinary people here regard the demolitions as a kind of collective punishment.