decimated
Example Sentences
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When our careers and savings were decimated by the Great Recession in 2008, we decided to retire early and relocate abroad.
From MarketWatch
The realization was cemented six months later after Pearl Harbor by the Battle of Midway, when carrier-launched aircraft decimated the Japanese fleet in what is largely considered a decisive turning point in the Pacific war.
From Los Angeles Times
Last season Arsenal's campaign was decimated by injuries.
From BBC
His side were hustled out for 152, then England were decimated in a single session after tea.
From BBC
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed scepticism over whether Russia really wants to end the war, which has killed tens of thousands and decimated eastern and southern Ukraine.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
