Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Gave
Both words in one sentence
- Prior the Mistborn series, a prophesied hero went on a quest to destroy a great evil, but gave into temptation and became a living god instead.
Source: The Call Has Bad Reception -
She survived in part because her extra fat gave her more flesh the bacteria could destroy before it would kill her.
Source: Kevlard - In Batman Beyond, Batman pleads with the Magma Man of the Terrific Trio to not destroy the city by continuing the experiment that gave them their powers, because he's a hero.
Source: I Am a Monster
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