6 sentences with 'destructive'
Example sentences and phrases with the word destructive and other words derived from it.
• « As the wars between Rome and Persia became more destructive after the Sassanid takeover in AD 234, Arabs emerged as important mercenaries and political clients of both empires. »
• « The Viking raids were so sudden and so destructive that Charlemagne himself ordered the construction of fortifications at the mouth of the Seine River and began to expand his naval defences to try to defend against them. »
• « Although he had no way of realising it, however, some of Suleiman's policies proved destructive in the long run. »
• « In the northern hemisphere, this change began in the 14th century but became drastically more pronounced between 1570 and the early 18th century, with the most severe period lasting from about 1600 to 1640, precisely when Europe's most destructive religious war of all, the Thirty Years' War, ravaged the Holy Roman Empire. »
• « While Louis XIV's main legacy was the image of the monarchy he created, his practical policies were largely destructive of France itself. »
• « Cruelty, selfishness and destructive behaviour, according to Locke, were due to lack of education and poor environment, whereas proper education would lead each and everyone to become rational and reasonable individuals. »