devastate

Example Sentences

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After the success of “Everything in Its Path,” Erikson found himself continually summoned to other disaster sites by attorneys or advocates for those devastated communities who sensed similar existential scars forming.

From The Wall Street Journal

"So, that is why this is so devastating and it is absolutely about the everyday affairs of the people I represent," she said.

From BBC

Defence lawyer David Taylor said Leckie was "devastated" by the verdict.

From BBC

Maybe it was the “devastating” news from earlier in the day, as USC announced that point guard Rodney Rice would undergo shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the season.

From Los Angeles Times

"This is a devastating tragedy that has befallen the Reiner family," he said.

From Barron's