Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Risen
Risen adjective - (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon.
Both words in one sentence
- He has fought the enemies of Russia, but must he destroy the people of Russia who have risen up against the Grand Prince?
Source: Creator / Mikhail Akhmanov -
The sun's arrival plays a more important role in Resident Evil 0 You have to open the roof of a landing pad so that the newly risen sun's rays can destroy the Final Boss.
Source: Cue the Sun -
As a Kaiju, time after time the mutated prehistoric reptile has risen from the deep, sometimes to destroy Tokyo, sometimes to save it.The first film, released in 1954, begins with a series of mysterious shipwrecks.
Source: Franchise / Godzilla
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