devastate

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

If a manager genuinely believed AI was going to devastate their software book, they could simply stop making new software loans.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

What they uncovered would both shock and devastate Tyrone's family, who described his death as "horrific" and recalled Tyrone as being a "cuddly little baby bear".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

After all, this bill would devastate, or even effectively destroy, their businesses.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

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