destroy a bridge

Examples (10)

• To halt the enemy's advance, the retreating army decided to destroy the bridge.
• The old stone bridge was destroyed during the war and never rebuilt.
• The city plans to destroy the old steel bridge next month to make way for a new one.
• The commander gave the order to destroy the main bridge at dawn.
• If the floodwaters rise any higher, they might destroy the small wooden bridge.
• Insurgents have reportedly destroyed a key bridge, cutting off supply lines.
• Destroying the bridge was a difficult but necessary decision for the soldiers.
• They had to destroy the bridge to prevent the wildfire from spreading across the river.
• In a desperate attempt to escape, they destroyed the rope bridge behind them.
• The structurally unsound bridge will be destroyed by a controlled explosion.