devastate

Example Sentences

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This is the epicentre of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has – in the past year – swept across eight of the country's nine provinces, devastating animal herds, with many cattle being killed to halt its spread.

From BBC

With an uninterrupted winter training block behind her - the "healthiest" she says she has had "in a long time" - Hodgkinson signalled in devastating fashion that she is ready to make up for lost time.

From BBC

Nearly a year after the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, residents and experts say the water problems that hindered firefighting leave several lessons.

From Los Angeles Times

He has visited the hot dog joints and showed up time and again during natural disasters, including an historic flood that devastated much of Eastern Kentucky in 2022.

From Salon

“In my lifetime, I’ve watched vaccines save millions of lives from devastating diseases across America and around the world,” McConnell said.

From Salon