Sentence examples for been devastated from inspiring English sources

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been depleted

been swept

"been devastated" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone or something has been severely affected by a tragedy or hardship. For example, "The town has been devastated by the recent hurricane."

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been devastated

verb

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

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"He would have been devastated".

The New York Times - Health

There have been devastated lives.

The New Yorker

Their province has been devastated.

The Economist

"We've been devastated".

The New York Times - Sports

The staff involved have been devastated".

The Economist

I've been devastated by the loss.

The New Yorker

Yet young Nigger must have been devastated.

Independent

"This area has been devastated.

The New York Times

Their fire companies had been devastated.

The New York Times

The area's commerce has already been devastated.

The New York Times

"Both families involved have been devastated".

The Guardian

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