devastate

Example Sentences

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Two southeast Los Angeles cities proposed a sales tax increase to offset the financial impact of California’s blackjack ban, which officials said would devastate their local economies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Spiking memory prices will devastate the electronics market this year, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Healthcare alone can devastate even carefully planned budgets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

A major reason is that the market is trying to discern which companies will emerge as long-term AI winners and which will ultimately see the technology devastate their profits.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

His tears now devastate me even more than listening to his entire story.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh