1 Never breathe a word of such destructive nonsense any more.
2 Perhaps it would turn fiercely destructive.
3 Thus to deplore, each from his point of view, the mutually destructive interdependence of spirit and flesh would have been instinctive with these in critically observing Yeobright.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 2: 6 The Two Stand Face to Face 4 For the first time our eyes rested upon this presentment of the great emperor, which seemed to raise such frantic and destructive hatred in the mind of the unknown.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS 5 Rhett handed his watch into Bonnie's destructive grasp and rose lightly to his feet.
6 If this be so, fancy the irresistibleness of that might, to which the most impalpable and destructive of all elements contributes.
7 This nightmare occupied some ten pages of manuscript and wound up with a sermon so destructive of all hope to non-Presbyterians that it took the first prize.
8 Unwilling as she was to admit an idea so destructive of Jane's happiness, and so dishonorable to the stability of her lover, she could not prevent its frequently occurring.
9 He felt that this was rousing in his soul a feeling of anger destructive of his peace of mind and of all the good of his achievement.
10 The rapidity of the Russian pursuit was just as destructive to our army as the flight of the French was to theirs.
11 This momentary hesitation gave the insurgents time to re-load their weapons, and a second and very destructive discharge struck the company before it could regain the corner of the street, its shelter.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XII—DISORDER A PARTISAN OF ORDER 12 He was too young, too strong, too full of the sap of living, to submit so easily to the destruction of his hopes.
13 I told you once before that there were two times for making big money, one in the upbuilding of a country and the other in its destruction.
14 Despite all Frank had told her about the town burning to the ground, she had never really visualized complete destruction.
15 Like monkeys or small children turned loose among treasured objects whose value is beyond their comprehension, they ran wild--either from perverse pleasure in destruction or simply because of their ignorance.