devastate

Example Sentences

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A cutoff of exports would devastate U.S. industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Tens of thousands of people in Mozambique are being rescued as rising waters continue to devastate the southern African nation - the worst flooding in a generation.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Concern that artificial intelligence will devastate software companies’ businesses are unfounded, William Blair says, arguing that there are multiple opportunities for the sector to bounce back.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

At such low numbers, hungry lions can devastate herds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

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