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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a devastated" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks a noun to modify.
You can use it when describing a noun that has been affected by devastation, such as a person, place, or situation.
Example: "After the hurricane, the community was a devastated area, struggling to rebuild."
Alternatives: "a shattered" or "a ruined".
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A devastated nation".
"It's a devastated area already.
It's set on a devastated future Earth.
A devastated Trump informed the families.
"We are a devastated country," he said.
In the eighty-first minute: "A devastated Júlio César" — Brazil's goalkeeper — "A devastated Brazil.
A devastated landscape — no green, no green anywhere.
"He looked a devastated man," said Humphrys of the interview.
It was a devastated city in many ways.
Now there were water bottles littered on the street and a devastated community.
Photographs showed a euphoric Boric standing next to a devastated Vallejo.
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