devastate
Example Sentences
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Team GB capped off a disappointing bobsleigh campaign at the Winter Olympics with a "devastating" seventh-place finish in the four-man bob event.
From BBC
"We are devastated and heartbroken by today's news," the Cardinals said in a statement.
From BBC
Ilia Malinin was the heavy favorite to win gold in men’s figure skating before a devastating free skate.
From Los Angeles Times
Thousands of insurance claims from the devastating Los Angeles fires are bogged down in litigation or formal complaints.
“I was devastated,” says Lawler, who is 38 and lives in Las Vegas.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
