i Register
In some senses, destroyed is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
all, east, lay, many, most, nightmarish, tall, whole
The nightmarish scenes of the destroyed village haunted survivors for years afterward.
VERB + DESTROYED
book, bridge, building, crops, fire, garden, house, houses
The fire destroyed the old wooden bridge that crossed the river.
DESTROYED + NOUN
earthquake, hiroshima, nagasaki, nothing, pieces, salt, town, typhoon
The earthquake destroyed nothing in our town because the buildings were reinforced.
PREP.
after, during, in, with
The old factory was destroyed during the storm last night.
ADV.
altogether, utterly
The old factory was utterly destroyed in the fire last year.