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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
stroy .
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Examples
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One very good reason for this, mentioned by Aristotle, is that thoroughgoing determinism de - stroys the natural basis for a distinction between vol - untary and involuntary actions: all actions become involuntary because a man cannot help but do them.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas PAMELA M. HUBY 1968
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Truth de - stroys mortality, and brings to light immortality.
Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures Mary Baker Eddy 1865
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When death de - stroys the hody, it puts a final period to all the pur - suits and employments of this life.
A sermon, delivered next Lord's day after the interment of Lieut. Thomas R. Roby, who died Sept. 12, 1811, in the thrity-second year of his age. By David L. Morril Morrill, David Lawrence, 1772-1849. [from old catalog] 1812
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Whoever wilfully, intentionally, and without right or license, cuts, injures, mars, or otherwise damages or de - stroys ice upon waters from which ice is or may be taken as an article of merchandise, whereby the taking thereof is hindered or the value thereof diminished for that pur - pose, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
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Hush, hush I for Heaven's sake, d speak so loud; should my lady overhear you, it might put strange things into her head; — oh I she is a lad; of delicate sjiitiis; Ruder nerves, quite weak and tc dcr nerves; a small matter throws her down; gentle as a t. iuih; starts at a Hi'aW; speak loud, and il stroys her: ah 1 my friend, you arc not us'd to with women's constitutions; these hypocondriac i require a deal of management; 'tis but charity to mour them, and you cannot think what pains i quires to keep them always quiet and in temper.
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