How to Use devastate in a Sentence

devastate

verb

• The flood devastated the town.
• The disease has devastated the area's oak tree population.
• The hurricane left the island completely devastated.
• Finn said she was devastated by the loss of her dear friend.
  — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
• Scale in this deal will devastate both studios.
  — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
• Both cousins were devastated over their younger cousin’s loss.
  — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
• But the war now is devastating it.
  — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
• But at that time, I was just devastated and in awe.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
• And they are devastated by his loss.
  — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
• We’re all just devastated by this news.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
• Hashem was devastated to the point of backing out of the deal.
  — Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• Jackson said she is still devastated over the loss of her youngest son.
  — Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
• The world has just lost an enormous beam of light, and we are devastated.
  — Mike Snider, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
• Neighbors on the road were devastated to see the fire.
  — Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
• Charles was said to be devastated, but the pair remained friends.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
• Hockney – who had been asleep at the time – was devastated.
  — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
• Marin reached the final round each of her first two years, and was devastated to miss the cut a year ago.
  — ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
• The disease can devastate an entire coral colony in only a few weeks to months.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
• Even though she was utterly devastated, a small part of her saw it as a kind of gift.
  — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
• We are devastated by this loss and our thoughts are with his family.
  — Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Randy had just started to feel hopeful, and he was devastated by the news.
  — Joy Evers, STAT, 20 July 2026
• He was devastated but didn’t know what else to do other than accept they were lost and move on.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• No one's talking at this point, but I am devastated by this news.
  — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 10 Dec. 2019
• Climate change is a real threat to the species as the loss of sea ice will devastate their habitats.
  — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 5 Aug. 2020
• But many are also noticing who’s devastated by the news these days and who isn’t.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
• Darren is devastated, but Zara has one last trick up her sleeve.
  — Barry Levitt, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
• Fueled by substance abuse, the muse will devastate the vessel and wound the soul.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2020
• If they're devastated by this, there will be big openings in the forest.
  — Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
• In the treeless Aleutians, rats can devastate birds that nest on the ground.
  — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2021
• Frank was devastated to learn his friend, a former roommate, was shot and killed.
  — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 10 June 2026