devastate

Example Sentences

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Two southeast Los Angeles cities proposed a sales tax increase to offset the financial impact of California’s blackjack ban, which officials said would devastate their local economies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Surging memory prices are expected to devastate the electronics market, forcing rival phone makers to raise prices and affecting Android devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Investors worried that a plug-in for Anthropic’s Claude model would devastate their businesses.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

What they uncovered would both shock and devastate Tyrone's family, who described his death as "horrific" and recalled Tyrone as being a "cuddly little baby bear".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

We did not want to destroy the country before we freed it, and to drive the whites away would devastate the nation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela