had destroyed
- past perfect of destroy.
Example Sentences
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The US military said Monday it had destroyed six small Iranian boats, accusing them of threatening shipping.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
In a separate post after the markets closed, Trump said the U.S. had destroyed 10 inactive mine-laying boats, “with more to follow.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026
Residents claimed the work carried out by Mr Bancroft had destroyed healthy trees and damaged local wildlife habitats.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
Because the Revolutionary War had destroyed the American monetary system, struggling backcountry farmers became ensnared in debt to urban elites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
The last communication with those entities she called shadow particles, and Lyra called Dust, had been on the screen of her computer, and at their instruction she had destroyed that.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
