devastate

Example Sentences

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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

After all, this bill would devastate, or even effectively destroy, their businesses.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Most commentators assumed that getting bronze on beam would devastate me, but in fact, I was over the moon.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles