Examples of 'devastate' in a sentence
Meaning of "devastate"
To devastate means to completely destroy or ruin something, often causing great emotional or physical distress. It can be used to describe the aftermath of a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or earthquake, where entire communities are left devastated. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the impact of a significant loss or tragedy, such as the death of a loved one or the failure of a business
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- To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
- To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.
- To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.
- To greatly demoralize, to cause to suffer intense grief or dismay
How to use "devastate" in a sentence
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It should devastate about two square miles.
The order to hold out will devastate us.
And utterly devastate an equal area on land.
The news will certainly devastate him.
That can devastate a fragile human being.
Ariarathes sent a force to devastate its territory.
It would devastate them if they saw this.
We are facing an enemy that can devastate a city.
They can devastate lives and families.
Its accidents can potentially devastate continents.
Locusts can devastate crops and pastures.
Corruption scandals continued to devastate the party.
Other fires devastate cities and towns.
All communications are calculated to ensnare and devastate.
Its economic policies devastate whole countries.
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And devastate the children of the east.
A large claim can devastate a small company.
Breaking up with the gym would devastate me.
I will devastate the world around you.
Tidal waves would devastate the land.
Devastate the show while the turtles are sayin.
It could also devastate the global economy.
It will make you happy or devastate you.
This could devastate the wine industry.
Incur injuries and deaths devastate families.
Which would devastate the lives of the people.
How much this would devastate annie.
This will devastate those two market towns.
An unhappy marriage would devastate the children.
They devastate with a smile but never is he joking.
Australian fires devastate key dairy areas.
And devastate their spirituality with baby talk.
A war that will devastate both sides.
To devastate is easier and more spectacular than to create.
Foreigners will devastate the whole country.
Do not allow a few failures to devastate you.
That will devastate this community.
Any kind of criticism can devastate her.
It was trying to devastate with another buyer of this service.
Australian fires continue to devastate the country.
It can devastate the surrounding community.
Detractors say it could devastate the economy.
While we devastate the earth on our way to heaven.
A bump in the road can devastate them.
He ordered to devastate outskirts of the country.
Increased abortion access will devastate women.
Apophis could devastate entire countries.
Devastate the lives of young people.
Any construction would devastate this habitat.
I will devastate you and everyone around you.
