devastated
Example Sentences
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Factory closures devastated Northern and Midwestern cities as companies moved South and overseas.
The Wales players could not score in the final move and were left devastated at the final whistle.
From BBC
Indonesia's disaster agency said on Saturday that nearly 300 people were still missing after flooding devastated Sumatra.
From BBC
Burton Joyce FC said it was devastated by Joshua's death and would be holding a minute's silence at all its games across the weekend in his memory.
From BBC
One day I’d be fine, and the next I would find myself devastated, yearning to hear from him.
From Los Angeles Times
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