Below you will find example sentences with "devastating news". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Devastating News in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: devastating
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 24.5 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "devastating news" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as share the devastating news that my, after seeing devastating news reports from, priscilla, received and cancer stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with news updates, cbs news, abc news, devastating effects, devastating impact and devastating consequences, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with devastating news
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Gordon Ramsay wrote: "Saddened by the devastating news of Jock Zonfrillo's passing. (13 words)
It was devastating news for Dr Hunter, and everyone involved in attempting to prevent their extinction. (16 words)
And Stephen Flynn, SNP leader at Westminster, said: “Devastating news for all involved with the company. (16 words)
Priscilla announced the news to the world in an official statement: "It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," Priscilla Presley said in a statement obtained by the AP. (43 words)
In a Facebook post, a spokesperson for the museum said: “The fire at The Crooked House, Himley, is obviously devastating news, after the recent sale seemed to offer a future for the building, albeit with a new use. (38 words)
A great-grandfather who four years ago was told he only had months to live used the devastating news to spur him on to finish a memoir - more than two decades after he started it. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Priscilla announced the news to the world in an official statement: "It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," Priscilla Presley said in a statement obtained by the AP.
Activist Maya Cheesman, 12, took action to help those impacted by a huge earthquake which killed tens of thousands of people, after seeing devastating news reports from her homeland five months ago.
A great-grandfather who four years ago was told he only had months to live used the devastating news to spur him on to finish a memoir - more than two decades after he started it.
Alma, 13, and Noam Or, 16, siblings who were released by Hamas on Saturday, received similarly devastating news, according to reports from those close to them.
Besides audience engagement, it’s devastating news for those who worked on and other creators in Hollywood.
But then the family received the devastating news that the cancer had recurred and it had changed character.
Gordon Ramsay wrote: "Saddened by the devastating news of Jock Zonfrillo's passing.
Harry has previously called out his father for a lack of support, saying he reportedly after breaking the devastating news of Diana’s death.
If, like us, you simply cannot cope without your afternoon can of Diet Coke, we’ve got some devastating news for you.
In a Facebook post, a spokesperson for the museum said: “The fire at The Crooked House, Himley, is obviously devastating news, after the recent sale seemed to offer a future for the building, albeit with a new use.
It said: “At the moment I don’t know how to put into words the devastating news we have had today, we have had a fire that has destroyed the pub.
It was devastating news for Dr Hunter, and everyone involved in attempting to prevent their extinction.
Kate's inspiring journey began in 2019 when she received the devastating news of her terminal cancer diagnosis.
Kim Kardashian's hairstylist filed to divorce his husband on November 13, and now a new report claims that he called it quits after finding out some devastating news.
Priscilla said: "It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us.
Sadly before the treatment started, another MRI scan revealed the devastating news that the cancer had spread.
The board had closed the school for two days as the school community dealt with the "devastating news", she said.
The devastating news comes just weeks after a middle school athlete was also placed in a coma for nearly three weeks before passing away.
And Stephen Flynn, SNP leader at Westminster, said: “Devastating news for all involved with the company.
As a vibrant mother and wife, she had been living her life to the fullest, until the devastating news marked the beginning of a gruelling journey.