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The phrase "must be devastated" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to express the idea that someone is feeling extremely upset or overwhelmed by a particular situation or event. Example: After losing her job unexpectedly, she must be devastated.
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Their parents must be devastated.
"And the police must be devastated".
"She must be devastated to know what happened".
Although really I feel sorry for Chomsky; he must be devastated.
"I hope they get the money from somewhere — they must be devastated".
Instead, counsellors are trained to deploy language that at first seems inflammatory: "You must be devastated" is a common refrain; so is "That sounds like torture".
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It must be devastating.
This must be devastating.
Surely the effect on many of his followers must be devastating and demoralizing.
The enormous investment of time, energy, money and emotion must be devastating.
Our military has a new and essential mission: For states that support terror, it's not enough that the consequences be costly; they must be devastating.
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