devastated

Example Sentences

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The district includes Venice, Mar Vista, Brentwood and Pacific Palisades, which was devastated by wildfire in January 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“I was devastated yesterday when I saw the maps that the fire was reaching into the Torrey pines,” said Greg Pauly, a curator of herpetology at the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Past forced contact with outsiders brought trauma, including disease outbreaks that devastated Indigenous populations lacking immunity.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Fiona, who had been at the Tynecastle Arms with her 10-year-old daughter Olivia, said she was "Proud and devastated" following the result.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

And Azareen had learned how you can be glad and devastated at the same time.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor