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The phrase "a devastating depiction of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that portrays a situation, event, or emotion in a very impactful and distressing manner.
Example: "The documentary provided a devastating depiction of the effects of climate change on vulnerable communities."
Alternatives: "a heartbreaking portrayal of" or "a harrowing representation of".
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Fallada exploits this cruel irony to the full, with a devastating depiction of what happens to "justice" when it is controlled by lawless murderers.
Starring Cynthia Nixon, the movie starts out looking like a conventional bio-pic before turning into a devastating depiction of crushing social mores, and of the anguish of constrained creativity.
NYFF synopsis: "David Fincher's film version of Gillian Flynn's phenomenally successful best seller (adapted by the author) is one wild cinematic ride, a perfectly cast and intensely compressed portrait of a recession-era marriage contained within a devastating depiction of celebrity/media culture".
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But he paints a devastating picture of government mismanagement.
But the scenes among those written off by the world have a devastating accuracy, with a tender depiction of love among the disregarded and abused.
Such a view originated in Marx's devastating depictions in the Holy Family, in Arnold Ruge's polemics with the Berlin Hegelians known as Die Freien ("The Free") in late 1842 43, and in other contemporary sources such as Rudolf Haym (1857), who attributed the failures of the Revolution of 1848 to the excessive radicalism of Hegel's youthful followers.
"The winning entry is a well-researched and powerful depiction of how child labour constitutes a devastating abuse of these rights.
An excellent example is The Last Testament: A memoir by God by David Javerbaum, a devastating parody of the Bible with the potential to demolish the stereotypical depiction of the "Old Man With A Long White Beard" shooting lightning bolts out of his fingers.
This is a devastating confirmation of that".
This was a devastating turn of events.
She has a devastating turn of phrase, too.
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