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Devasting | Devasted

Devasting meaning

present participle and gerund of devast

Using Devasting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of devast
  • In the example corpus, devasting often appears in combinations such as: the devasting.

Context around Devasting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

diagnosis 1× impacts 1× answer 1×

Sentence patterns with Devasting

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

reduce the devasting impacts of 1× was a devasting diagnosis when 1× with a devasting answer for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a similar request 1× vision energy division 1×

Common sentence endings:

change in fiji 1× family and friends 1× files were destroyed 1×

Words around Devasting

Just before it in the word index:

devasthanams 4 devasthanam 4 devasted 5 devastator 5 devastations 2 devastation 538

Just after it in the word index:

devaswom 4 devaughn 12 devaul 3 devault 7 devaux 5 devavrata 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Devasting

  • In this selection, "devasting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, diagnosis, impacts and answer stand out and add context to how "devasting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include reduce the devasting impacts of and was a devasting diagnosis when. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "devasting" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with devasting

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

Vision Energy Division has installed more than 50 successful projects to reduce the devasting impacts of climate change in Fiji. (20 words)

A similar request to the city of Maricopa was met with a devasting answer for any journalist: all files were destroyed. (21 words)

IT was a devasting diagnosis when Caterina Mitchell and her husband – Bob – discovered he had motor neurone disease with a possible life expectancy of two to four years to spend with his family and friends. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

IT was a devasting diagnosis when Caterina Mitchell and her husband – Bob – discovered he had motor neurone disease with a possible life expectancy of two to four years to spend with his family and friends. (35 words)

A similar request to the city of Maricopa was met with a devasting answer for any journalist: all files were destroyed. (21 words)

Vision Energy Division has installed more than 50 successful projects to reduce the devasting impacts of climate change in Fiji. (20 words)

Example sentences (3)

IT was a devasting diagnosis when Caterina Mitchell and her husband – Bob – discovered he had motor neurone disease with a possible life expectancy of two to four years to spend with his family and friends.

Vision Energy Division has installed more than 50 successful projects to reduce the devasting impacts of climate change in Fiji.

A similar request to the city of Maricopa was met with a devasting answer for any journalist: all files were destroyed.

Common combinations with devasting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "devasting" in a sentence?
An example: "IT was a devasting diagnosis when Caterina Mitchell and her husband – Bob – discovered he had motor neurone disease with a possible life expectancy of two to four years to spend with his family and friends." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "devasting" from authentic English texts.
What does "devasting" mean?
Devasting means: present participle and gerund of devast
How many example sentences with "devasting" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "devasting", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.