devastate

Example Sentences

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Two southeast Los Angeles cities proposed a sales tax increase to offset the financial impact of California’s blackjack ban, which officials said would devastate their local economies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Spiking memory prices will devastate the electronics market this year, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

If a manager genuinely believed AI was going to devastate their software book, they could simply stop making new software loans.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

What they uncovered would both shock and devastate Tyrone's family, who described his death as "horrific" and recalled Tyrone as being a "cuddly little baby bear".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

His tears now devastate me even more than listening to his entire story.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh