How to Use devastating in a Sentence

devastating

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• Murdaugh looked shattered as the clerk read the devastating verdict.
  — Fox News, 3 Mar. 2023
• Teresa traveled to Turkey to help the people there after the devastating earthquake.
  — CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
• But Iran's leadership also knows that such a move will invite an even more devastating Israeli response.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
• With a harmonica and guitar around his neck, Nash unspooled the devastating love song, his voice not always pitch-perfect, but the emotion undeniable.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
• This timely and critical discussion highlights the urgent need to recognize the signs of financial abuse and disrupt its devastating impact.
  — Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
• 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
• 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
• Julio wants to opt out, but the effects on his livelihood could be devastating.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 7 June 2024
• Sadly, much like the Wizard of Oz, a devastating twister hit my home.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
• 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
• And even losing one hand, say from a stroke, can be devastating and very disruptive to our lives.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2023
• 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
• That season, his slider was devastating, with a minus-13 run value that ranked 11th in the majors.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2023
• Don’t miss the charming pastel blue church and the striking monument to a devastating avalanche.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• In the past decade, the hundreds of thousands of bats that live in Wisconsin have faced a real-life scary situation: the rise of white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has devastating impacts on the state's bat population.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024