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foram destruídos

were destroyed

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phrase Rare #37,796
were destroyed A passive construction used with plural masculine nouns or mixed-gender groups. The verb form agrees with what was destroyed.
PO: Dois dos navios inimigos foram destruídos.
EN: Two of the enemy ships were destroyed.

Dois dos navios inimigos foram destruídos.

Two of the enemy ships were destroyed.

O altar, junto com velhos documentos, foram destruídos.

The altar, along with old documents, was destroyed.

— Your name. (2016)

Os muros da cidade foram destruídos.

The city walls were destroyed.

Sete veículos foram destruídos.

Seven vehicles were destroyed.

Os navios deles foram destruídos.

Their ships were destroyed.

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)