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Devastation in a sentence
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Devastation meaning
- The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
- Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
Synonyms of Devastation
Example sentences (20)
Arguably, if either Russia or China had used its veto, the carnage and devastation in Libya could have been averted.
On Wednesday, AFP was embedded with Israeli soldiers, and witnessed the devastation of a month of war at first hand.
And then in August, Hawaii faced wildfires that ended with the devastation of the historic town of Lahaina, Maui.
Given massive pollution, habitat devastation, and climate change, there is no ethical production of fossil fuels.
British citizens have been told to ‘evacuate now’ as wildfires swept through the island of Rhodes leaving devastation.
What kind of “security” — if any — has prevailed in the era following the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
All around us, we see a flood of family breakdowns, a deluge of drugs, crime, and the havoc and devastation it wreaks.
In most cases war is unnecessary and differences can likely be resolved with mature people yet without the devastation.
Patrick Kingsley and Daniel Berehulak traveled with an Israeli military convoy to see the devastation inside Gaza City.
Biden is expected to meet with local officials and see the devastation firsthand in a visit to Maui on Monday.
A new Netflix documentary tells a sinister tale of a decade-long online romance scam, and the devastation that followed.
One fire caused devastation at Snettisham’s Wild Ken Hill nature reserve, which has since been recovering from the blaze.
We witness the unchecked consumption of the earth’s resources, the extinction of species, and the devastation of forests.
But the devastation following Hamas’ surprise attack on Saturday has sharpened questions about its strategy and objectives.
The Jerusalem Post reported that the school’s principal apologized in a statement, speaking of his “shock and devastation”.
Acting Provincial Police Commander James Baugen was shocked at the devastation when reporting on a visit to Tambari village.
It has menace to help it push damage, and its attack trigger is like a variant of Eternalize from the Hour of Devastation set.
However, considering the sheer scale of devastation, the Williams community can and must do more to support our Moroccan peers.
The cyclone hit the island’s northernmost region on Feb. 12 and tracked down the east coast, inflicting widespread devastation.
As floods kill hundreds in Spain, why locals believe the appalling devastation around Valencia was the.
Common combinations with devastation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the devastation 84×
- devastation in 21×
- devastation of 21×
- devastation and 17×
- of devastation 15×
- and devastation 11×
- devastation caused 11×
- devastation the 8×
- devastation at 6×
- devastation that 5×
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