area of devastation
Example Sentences
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As the Caldor fire continues to spread, authorities are nervously eyeing the Lake Tahoe Basin as a potential area of devastation.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2021
The area of devastation would be much bigger: as much as 100 times the size of the crater.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2021
An area of devastation was also reported at the port facility.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2015
At any given time, 1,000 people work inside the "red zone"--the area of devastation still off limits to the public.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In any event Belgium is a small country, and in its case the actual area of devastation is a small proportion of the whole.
From The Economic Consequences of the Peace by Keynes, John Maynard