face annihilation
Frequency: 6.00.2 per million words
to be confronted with the possibility of being destroyed
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Examples (10)
- The small army had to surrender or face complete annihilation.
- Without a government bailout, the airline industry could face annihilation.
- Many small, independent bookstores face annihilation from online giants.
- The losing team faced annihilation in the final quarter, down by 50 points.
- In the sci-fi movie, humanity faces annihilation from an invading alien fleet.
- If we don't address climate change, many species will face annihilation.
- After the scandal, the political party faced annihilation in the upcoming election.
- The ancient civilization faced annihilation when the volcano erupted.
- Facing annihilation, the rebels chose to fight one last desperate battle.
- The company must innovate or face certain annihilation in this competitive market.