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Devasted | Devasting

Devasted meaning

simple past and past participle of devast

Using Devasted

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of devast
  • In the example corpus, devasted often appears in combinations such as: devasted by.

Context around Devasted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

industry 1× lie 1×

Sentence patterns with Devasted

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

country lie devasted by years 1× friend is devasted and all 1× maria that devasted the island 1× territory was devasted by two 1× the industry devasted by the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

my friend is 1× now too large 1× proceeds will benefit 1× the figure the 1× this natural disaster 1×

Common sentence endings:

by the pandemic 1× category five hurricanes 1× devasted the island 1× trying to soothe 1× war and displacement 1×

Words around Devasted

Just before it in the word index:

devastator 5 devastations 2 devastation 538 devastatingly 40 devastating 2.139 devastates 12

Just after it in the word index:

devasthanam 4 devasthanams 4 devasting 4 devaswom 4 devaughn 12 devaul 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Devasted

  • In this selection, "devasted" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, industry and lie stand out and add context to how "devasted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include country lie devasted by years and friend is devasted and all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "devasted" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with devasted

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

My friend is devasted and all but guess who they have been trying to soothe? (15 words)

Now, too, large areas of the country lie devasted by years of war and displacement. (15 words)

Proceeds will benefit MusiCares, an organisation that provides aid to artists, roadies, and other people in the industry devasted by the pandemic. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The figure – the highest number of new incorporations in the BVI in the first quarter of a year since 2015 – was achieved mere months after the territory was devasted by two category-five hurricanes. (34 words)

Proceeds will benefit MusiCares, an organisation that provides aid to artists, roadies, and other people in the industry devasted by the pandemic. (22 words)

This natural disaster leaves the U.S. territory rocked after only a few years recovered from Hurrican Maria that devasted the island. (22 words)

Question examples

My friend is devasted and all but guess who they have been trying to soothe? (15 words)

Example sentences (5)

Proceeds will benefit MusiCares, an organisation that provides aid to artists, roadies, and other people in the industry devasted by the pandemic.

This natural disaster leaves the U.S. territory rocked after only a few years recovered from Hurrican Maria that devasted the island.

My friend is devasted and all but guess who they have been trying to soothe?

Now, too, large areas of the country lie devasted by years of war and displacement.

The figure – the highest number of new incorporations in the BVI in the first quarter of a year since 2015 – was achieved mere months after the territory was devasted by two category-five hurricanes.

Common combinations with devasted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • devasted by 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "devasted" in a sentence?
An example: "Proceeds will benefit MusiCares, an organisation that provides aid to artists, roadies, and other people in the industry devasted by the pandemic." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "devasted" from authentic English texts.
What does "devasted" mean?
Devasted means: simple past and past participle of devast
How many example sentences with "devasted" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "devasted", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.