area of devastation

Example Sentences

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As the Caldor fire continues to spread, authorities are nervously eyeing the Lake Tahoe Basin as a potential area of devastation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2021

The area of devastation would be much bigger: as much as 100 times the size of the crater.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2021

An area of devastation was also reported at the port facility.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2015

At any given time, 1,000 people work inside the "red zone"--the area of devastation still off limits to the public.

From Time Magazine Archive

So, as they raced across the area of devastation, the face of Sarka became calm again.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 by Bates, Harry