devastation
Example Sentences
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But to our devastation, he died the following week.
From Literature
They could see once more, and every view showed utter devastation.
From Literature
In it, he condemned the destruction of the war, "devastation of people's lives", and "the ruin of children's futures."
From Barron's
The author has a gift for describing pristine lowland forests and the majesty of trees more than 1,000 years old, and equal deftness in showing the horror of their devastation by logging and fire.
A year after the devastation, most are still displaced.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
