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Discover LudwigThe phrase "devastated him" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is deeply affected by emotional pain or distress caused by an event or action.
Example: "The news of his friend's passing devastated him, leaving him in a state of shock."
Alternatives: "crushed him" or "overwhelmed him."
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The remark devastated him.
The event devastated him.
Her death devastated him.
But the 1973 Yom Kippur War devastated him financially.
"And to hear these things about himself just devastated him.
He had to replace Lendl, whose departure briefly devastated him.
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Jean Valjean's generosity towards Javert is what devastates him.
But Martinez laughed nervously when he was asked if leaving the Yankees would devastate him.
"That was a blow, because I knew it was going to devastate him – and it did, and that really upset me".
I imagine he'd simply grown desperate for something less decadent and wayward — a self-imposed hiatus from a life style that he knew could devastate him.
"That was a blow, because I knew it was going to devastate him – and it did, and that really upset me," Lemmy said.
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