When to Use Devastated?

He would be devastated without you. It was a brutal realization, one that left her devastated but also guiltier than ever. Dean promised to talk to Cynthia but Randy was devastated as he ended the call.

What does it mean when a person is devastated?

transitive verb. 1 : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action a country devastated by war The typhoon devastated the island. 2 : to reduce to chaos, disorder, or helplessness : overwhelm devastated by grief Her wisecrack devastated the class.

How do you use the word devastation in a sentence?

Devastation sentence example
  1. But on the whole there was no ruinous devastation of the land. ...
  2. They flew over the Peak, and she straightened to see the devastation in the moonlight. ...
  3. Finally, after months of inaction, Ibrahim began once more his systematic devastation of the country.
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