Examples of 'were torn down' in a sentence

Meaning of "were torn down"

were torn down - means that something was demolished or destroyed, often referring to buildings, structures, or objects

How to use "were torn down" in a sentence

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were torn down
Twenty houses were torn down at the site.
The three empty storefronts were torn down.
Some were torn down and their materials reused.
The teaching buildings were torn down by explosions.
The older sections which were deemed too unsalvageable were torn down.
As a result of winds were torn down the roofs of several.
Their towers and fortifications were torn down.
Huarango trees were torn down to make way for crops.
Twice more the fences were torn down.
The old houses were torn down to make room for a supermarket.
The next day they were torn down.
Two old piers were torn down and replaced by modern ones.
The others have collapsed and were torn down.
Many buildings were torn down and became parking lots.
It and the cable car system were torn down.

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The outside walls were torn down and the concourse was expanded.
Many of the base buildings were torn down.
The buildings were torn down and the forests were allowed to regrow.
The two wings of the castle were torn down.
Many did not and were torn down in the name of progress or modernising.
Two church tents were torn down.
The walls were torn down and the temple destroyed.
All its cities were torn down.
The barracks were torn down a few years after the post was closed.
Other buildings were torn down.
The houses were torn down and the materials used.
Polish monuments were torn down.
Big houses were torn down and replaced with new buildings.
The buildings were torn down.
The towers were torn down and the carriageway was enlarged.
Barricades that had lined the border were torn down.
These and other buildings were torn down overnight to avoid popular resistance.
Eventually they too ceased to exist and were torn down.
The fences were torn down.
They looked the other way as their temples were torn down.
Es were torn down and his name was erased from all public records.
Most of them were torn down.
Some were torn down from their original sites and rebuilt here.
All the buildings along the lakeshore were torn down.
The towers and walls were torn down and dumped into the moat.
I will lift and build up where walls were torn down.
Four great pagan temples were torn down and churches were built in their places.
The bell tower and the vestibule were torn down.
Before the truss bridges were torn down tests involving maximum load were conducted.
The older facilities were abandoned and ultimately were torn down.
Three hundred thirty standalone theaters were torn down or redesigned as multiplex theaters.
The numerous small village country stores shuttered and became homes or were torn down.
All the timber storehouses behind were torn down and a new wing added.
Old altars were torn down and the people taught the way of faith.
Many homes and businesses required extensive repairs or were torn down completely.

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