- present participle of devastate.
devastating
Example Sentences
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Many victims have refused the offers, saying they don’t fully cover their losses from the devastating blaze.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
The devastating Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 remains a powerful reminder of the impact offshore oil spills can have.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Recent maternity safety scandals in Morecambe Bay, East Kent and Shrewsbury and Telford all heard similar, devastating stories of mothers and babies dying and a reluctance to do caesareans.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Besides that there were all kinds of environmental worries—that salinity levels below the dam would rise catastrophically, for example, devastating the ecology lower down, not least the valuable oyster beds of Delaware Bay.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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