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tear down
/ ³Ùɛə /
verb
- tr, adverb to destroy or demolish
to tear down an argument
to tear a wall down
Example Sentences
We are in an age of gleeful disruption, particularly as we witness Silicon Valley strategies and the tearing down of the federal government.
I could tear down an entire plate of pasta with no problem.
After a long period in which Americans fought incredibly hard to enlarge the freedom to move, tearing down barriers of class and race, we’ve spent the last 50 years re-erecting them.
And he has repeatedly used that framework to justify actions that he says are aimed at tearing down that status quo — even if it means breaching norms or bucking the law.
As part of their work to remove debris and level lots for rebuilding, the Army Corps tears down everything left standing on a property.
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