destroyed home

collocation in English

meaningsofdestroyandhome

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destroy
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/us
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
to damage something so badly that it cannot ...
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home
noun
uk
/həʊm/us
/hoʊm/
the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with ...
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(Definition ofdestroyandhomefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unlike the destroyed homes which were made of wood frame construction, the new homes and construction were rebuilt with concrete walls.
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In cases in which evidence of thedestroyedhomeis non-existent, testimony and remembrance are the only options for releasing the burdensome memory of trauma.
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One cannot salvage from adestroyedhomewhen the home is destroyed by fire.
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Unlike the destroyed homes which were made of wood frame construction, the new homes and construction were rebuilt with concrete walls.
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The damages ranged from toppled oaks to destroyed homes.
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An estimated 85% of the destroyed homes were built before or during the 1980s, compared to 10% built in the 1990s.
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Unlike the destroyed homes which were made of wood frame construction, the new homes were rebuilt with concrete walls.
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Nine of the destroyed homes belonged to firefighters who were fighting the fire. 3,500 people had been evacuated.
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The typhoon destroyed 700 homes, and left another 900 damaged; many of the destroyed homes were wooden.
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Few reports of destroyed homes were released; however, 11 fatalities are attributed to the storm as well as another missing person.
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The weather system affected nearly 8,000 residents in the country; officials reported twelve destroyed homes and five deaths in its wake.
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The only sector to truly thrive after landfall was construction, which was in high demand to make needed repairs and rebuild destroyed homes.
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Two people were injured in one of the destroyed homes and damages from the tornado amounted to $500,000.
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A few of the destroyed homes were swept away.
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The storm spawned scattered tornadoes, causing significant property damage as evidenced by destroyed homes.
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The debris from the destroyed homes was finely granulated into small fragments, and scattered for long distances across the countyside.
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During the nighttime hours, they patrolled the streets and watched over destroyed homes to prevent looters from stealing any valuable items left in the debris.
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The passage of the hurricane results in 2,156 destroyed homes, 3,903 severely damaged houses, and 281 boats destroyed or left with major damage.
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They were given 14 days to leave, and monetary compensation was offered for their destroyed homes, fruit trees and crops but not for their ancestral land.
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