How to Use devastating in a Sentence

devastating

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• The choice to do nothing is a choice that could come back to haunt you with devastating consequences in the future.
  — Markus Pflitsch, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Nature is full of episodes of mass death; not all are devastating mass mortality events.
  — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 3 May 2023
• When something like Covid happens and that’s taken away from you, that can leave devastating circumstances for people with spouses and children.
  — Scott Miller, New York Times, 9 May 2023
• Worse, if the Supreme Court accepts the theory that states should have control over federal land, the upshot could be devastating.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
• This excessive rainfall caused devastating flooding in Chad.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
• The visual matches the song’s story of two brothers on divergent paths, one trying to save the other from a potentially devastating mistake.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
• The decision marks a symbolic end to the devastating pandemic that has upended economies, triggered lockdowns, and claimed millions of lives worldwide.
  — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 May 2023
• And experts say those cuts could prove devastating to millions of older Americans, disabled people and children who receive benefits.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 May 2023
• That could have devastating consequences: Fish and other marine life could die off, more extreme weather events could be on the way, and the oceans — already rising — will encroach on coastal areas.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 1 May 2023
• The village was hit by a devastating tornado in 2012 that damaged many of the town's buildings and rendered one-third of the village's houses unlivable.
  — Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 3 May 2023
• This was just devastating to have to deal with and go through.
  — Bethany Levrier, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
• This is such a devastating loss of a huge life and Mike will be missed.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
• And the range of the effects runs from near zero to devastating.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
• The scene of that break is among the most devastating in Scorsese’s career.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
• Plus, the likely cause of the devastating train crash in India.
  — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 5 June 2023
• Six months into the war in Gaza, the human cost has been devastating.
  — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
• Julio wants to opt out, but the effects on his livelihood could be devastating.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 7 June 2024
• The fallout from the law, Blagrove said, has been devastating.
  — Umar Farooq, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2023
• The banners are raised, and the devastating war against Sauron is just beginning.
  — Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
• That promising future came to a devastating end on Oct. 28 when Perry was found dead at age 54 in a hot tub in the backyard of his home.
  — Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• Well, not all of them, because in a devastating move, Paige chose to hang back in the States rather than return to Russia with her parents.
  — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 May 2024
• For the other 199, the result may be devastating for no good reason.
  — Torie Bosch, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023
• The city’s plight worsened this June with the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, which unleashed a devastating flood.
  — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Aug. 2023
• Her grandmother then showed her video footage of the devastating crash.
  — NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
• What to watch for: Carey tripped on her vault run in Tokyo and finished a devastating last place, but ended her Games with a triumphant gold medal on floor.
  — Lela Moore, SELF, 15 July 2024
• That's still a step too far from one of the most devastating physical injuries a punter can endure.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2023
• The loss of access to fish must have been a devastating turn, because the human residents’ main proteins came from the sea.
  — Daniel Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
• That ruling was a devastating blow to the regime and likely changed its calculus.
  — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
• The footage that Mediha shoots of daily life in the camp pulsates with a devastating optimism.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
• Don’t miss the charming pastel blue church and the striking monument to a devastating avalanche.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024