devastate

Example Sentences

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A brokered deal with regulators and consumer advocates will allow State Farm General to keep controversial increases in home insurance rates that took effect last year in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times

During the Middle Ages, a devastating plague wiped out roughly one third of Europe's population.

From Science Daily

The Ministry of Justice said Huntley's crime "remains one of the most shocking and devastating cases in our nation's history, and our thoughts are with their families".

From BBC

Iran activated the new strategy after last June’s devastating 12-day war with Israel, with its leaders determining they had made a strategic mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Our country has been drawn into a devastating war that we did not seek and did not choose," Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told diplomats on Friday.

From Barron's