devastate

Example Sentences

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“It’s devastating because this is happening during the holiday season when people are supposed to be with their loved ones.”

From Los Angeles Times

Years of devastating conflict have ravaged Yemen's economy.

From BBC

One father, David from London, whose wife was retraining to be an occupational therapist, told the BBC last year that he was devastated after realising they didn't qualify because she wasn't earning at the time.

From BBC

And more recently, Vietnam has been experiencing devastating floods, which mobilized Tran, who spoke to me from Haiphong during a break from his advocacy work.

From Salon

Climate scientists try to explain why global heating is so devastating and why it will get worse from here, but even they struggle to fully grasp something so complex.

From Salon