devastate

Example Sentences

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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

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

Concern that artificial intelligence will devastate software companies’ businesses are unfounded, William Blair says, arguing that there are multiple opportunities for the sector to bounce back.

From Barron's • 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