devastate

Example Sentences

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Alice, not her real name, said she was devastated by the news.

From BBC

If upheld, this order could apply to “tens of thousands of children born every month, “ they said, “devastating families around the country.”

From Los Angeles Times

The splitter and its devastating sinking action had been the defining pitch of the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she was "devastated" by the allegations against Chavez and her memory of him was now "painful".

From BBC

I ask, but as I do I notice that the nameplate beside Mr. Harris’s door no longer says “Mr. George Harris,” and the devastating answer to her presence in the hallway becomes clear.

From Literature