Sentence examples for devastating action from inspiring English sources

The biggest drama occurs when two of the locals glimpse Elna and Harriet kissing passionately in the woods and take devastating action against these "whores of Babylon," as the local preacher calls them.

The Woodland Trust's head of woodland management, Andrew Sharkey, said: "This is the most serious and devastating action we've had to take on our estate and it again highlights both the need to tackle tree disease and the importance of restoring as much of our damaged ancient woodland to make it more resilient in decades to come.

The fallout for Major League Baseball from the growing steroid scandal will be devastating unless immediate action is taken.

In the realm of action, devastating events like war and conquest can ultimately unite scattered groups of people and ameliorate political organization (Turgot 1751, 71 2; Condorcet 1795, 51).

By this time, American artillery from the other side of the Delaware River came into action, devastating the Hessian positions.

This was an unintended consequence of the American action, but devastating nonetheless.

realized they had to take drastic action, even though that action might have devastating economic consequences in Asia and elsewhere.

The consequences of his actions are devastating.

The knock-on effect of Fogel's actions was devastating.

I have seen whole villages devastated by 'punitive action'.

He is still searching for match sharpness, but has three goals in just 525 minutes of action and was devastating at White Hart Lane earlier in the season.