decimate

Example Sentences

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Spirit Lake, decimated by the avalanche, blast, and debris field, was initially unrecognizable to those who had known it before the eruption.

From Literature

This is made worse by an independent press that has been decimated and replaced by magpies chirping for attention and any chance to go viral.

From Salon

Crops needed to stave off starvation have been decimated.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 49ers are decimated by injuries, but the best predictor of future events is past events.

From BBC

By contrast the 49ers -- who have been decimated by a deepening injury crisis for much of the season -- suffered yet another cruel blow against Philadelphia, when tight end George Kittle tore his Achilles tendon.

From Barron's