- present participle of devastate.
devastating
Example Sentences
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Bass, a center-left Democrat, oversaw Los Angeles during last year’s devastating wildfires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
It was this initial blaze -- which firefighters believed they had extinguished -- that subsequently reignited on January 7, devastating the neighborhood and parts of the city of Malibu, prosecutors say.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s an era of natural history with striking parallels to our own — climate change, extinction, devastating fires, a wobbling balance between humans and the rest of the natural world.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
O'Dwyer made a "devastating mistake" but "died trying to save others".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
If there has ever been a conqueror who did not exact this most devastating tithe from his subjects, he is unknown to history.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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