devastation

Example Sentences

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“Iran is suffering, too. I don’t think that this bluster, this sense of euphoria, is going to last once they turn around and look behind them and see the devastation of this war.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Pope Francis never made a state visit to France and declined to attend the opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 2024, five years after its devastation by fire.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Plaza later broke her silence about her struggle to deal with her grief, telling fellow comedian Amy Poehler that her devastation felt like a “giant ocean of awfulness.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

As “Alpha” reaches its stylish, dreamlike ending, she hits upon an absorbing final image that suggests the collective sorrow and emotional devastation our recent plague years have wrought.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I'm grateful you weren't here to witness such haunting devastation.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys