devastation
Example Sentences
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Sensitively, the film portrays the devastation Alzheimer's disease inflicts on a patient's loved ones.
From Barron's
The film suggests the words “I’ve changed” can be an earthquake and the potential devastation can be a miniature tragedy.
"The idea of revoking should be to stop the devastation, but by continuing these operations, this means industry will continue in this vulnerable area."
From Barron's
Similar devastation is unfolding across several regions -- including western Darfur, neighbouring Kordofan and the central states of Sennar and Al-Jazirah -- as insecurity and economic collapse drive unchecked logging, according to Sudan's Forests National Corporation.
From Barron's
They used words like heartbreak, devastation and grief to describe what they are feeling.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
