devastation
Example Sentences
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The news has ignited fears of economic devastation.
The dizzying contrast between the war's devastation and the holiday cheer was not lost on her.
From Barron's
The enduring devastation of the 1968 Tlatelolco student massacre in Mexico City is examined here from the perspective of a woman in the present.
From Los Angeles Times
Spain's Christmas lottery has been welcomed as an "injection of hope" in the northwest of the country, where the jackpot handed out hundreds of millions of euros just months after wildfires had caused devastation.
From BBC
The devastation is made worse by a deadly mix of factors.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
