Sentence examples for devastating against from inspiring English sources

Ronaldo failed to sparkle in Portugal's 1-0 loss to Germany and its 3-2 win over Denmark, but he was devastating against the Netherlands.

Losing Chandler — the Knicks' leading rebounder, shot-blocker and defensive conscience — even for a quarter could prove devastating against the Heat, the Eastern Conference's reigning champions.

From 2003 to 2007, Ortiz averaged 42 homers and 128 runs batted in and was especially devastating against the Yankees and in the clutch.

And it was Souder who stood out from his Republican colleagues by stating during the hearing that the depositions were "fairly devastating" against Clemens.

The SA-7 is not as capable as the newer American Stinger, which proved devastating against Soviet aircraft during Moscow's failed occupation of Afghanistan.

When rifled artillery came into use, the original Shrapnel design was simply modified to suit the new elongated shells and remained the standard field-artillery projectile, since it was devastating against troops in the open.

After the game, he kicked a water bottle, threw down his gloves and sat devastated against one goal post.

But after the primary season, supporters of Vice President George Bush used the Horton case to devastating effect against Mr. Dukakis.

The most dramatic match of the day came when Luton's catastrophic run of form went on in devastating fashion against Exeter.

By comparison, Mr. Obama's biggest accomplishments have been largely defensive: a full withdrawal from Iraq and devastating strikes against the core leadership of Al Qaeda.

Heavy weaponry has been used to devastating effect against civilian neighborhoods that have virtually no defense, beyond a few army defectors and lightly armed activists.