devastate

Example Sentences

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They told BBC Breakfast News it was devastating to hear that more students were losing their lives to the illness.

From BBC

That also creates a devastating feedback loop: As climate change accelerates, the likelihood of international conflict increases.

From Salon

A father has said his family is "beyond devastated" after his daughter died of meningitis in Kent, as the strain of the disease in an outbreak in Kent is identified.

From BBC

“The family was horrified and devastated by what they witnessed.”

From Los Angeles Times

Haitians first became eligible for TPS in 2010 following a devastating earthquake and the country continues to suffer from severe poverty, rampant violence from heavily armed gangs and chronic political instability.

From Barron's