The destruction of every dreamer left on the island.
Blair's destruction of old Labour has left us with a political class that's never been more out of touch.
Its destruction left a lasting wound in the architectural consciousness of the city.
The destruction of a mobile home park containing 40 homes left close to 100 people homeless.
The destruction of the Vuxhal right before their eyes left them no choice.
Its destruction also left a legacy of concern.
A husband, a father, someone whose destruction would leave a hole.
But such destruction would leave Iraq prey to its neighbors at war's end.
The destruction of Flight 103 leaves us all with more crippling wounds than we can see.
But the government admitted the destruction of the house in Zwickau has left them little evidence to go on.