devastate

Example Sentences

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A serious injury would be a devastating end to the tour for Stokes, who admitted the series has taken a huge personal toll.

From BBC

It was devastatingly effective; the so-called resistance was left reeling.

From Salon

“It was highly devastating and I knew it would have a devastating impact—if you don’t get a paycheck it matters,” said Cortez Masto.

From The Wall Street Journal

The majority of those wounded in the devastating New Year bar blaze in Crans-Montana were still in hospital on Monday, as the bodies of five Italian teenagers were repatriated from Switzerland.

From Barron's

"My thoughts are with all her family and friends after this devastating loss," she wrote on X.

From BBC