devastate

Example Sentences

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Some of the biggest worries came in areas devastated by the Los Angeles firestorms in January.

From Los Angeles Times

When Lucy Turner was diagnosed with an aggressive mouth cancer at Christmas three years ago she was given a second piece of devastating news.

From BBC

"We were devastated, as they're part of your family," she said.

From BBC

Soskin grew up in a Cajun-Creole African American family that settled in Oakland after a historic flood devastated their home in New Orleans in 1927, according to her Park Service biography.

From Los Angeles Times

In a statement posted on Instagram on Monday, Asake said he was "devastated by the tragic incident".

From BBC