devastate

Example Sentences

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If both spouses eventually need care, the numbers can devastate even substantial nest eggs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

A cutoff of exports would devastate U.S. industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Investors worried that a plug-in for Anthropic’s Claude model would devastate their businesses.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Tens of thousands of people in Mozambique are being rescued as rising waters continue to devastate the southern African nation - the worst flooding in a generation.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“It would devastate intelligence agencies across the globe,” he reasoned.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti