devastate
Example Sentences
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But Monahan said a bowel cancer diagnosis could be devastating for younger patients still juggling young families and trying to progress in their careers.
From Barron's
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis doesn’t have to be the devastating blow that it once was.
She added, "The devastating loss of a child is beyond measure and this one was one of the loveliest there are."
From BBC
In another scene, Melania silently watches news footage of the 2025 Los Angeles fires alone on a couch while informing us that it’s “impossible to see these images and not be devastated.”
From Los Angeles Times
Still, she acknowledged that the loss of the eggs has devastated Jackie and Shadow’s legions of followers as well her colleagues within the nonprofit.
From Los Angeles Times
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