Sentence examples for to devastating from inspiring English sources

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to devastating

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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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But they did so to devastating effect.

Deforestation has led to devastating freak floods.

How close is the world to devastating climate upheaval?

Instead, he used black humor to devastating effect.

In many countries, desperate poverty leads to devastating civil wars.

"Solar power meanwhile is subjected yet again to devastating instability.

Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect.

The all-female audience had been hand-picked to devastating effect.

This kid has pace and touch and uses it to devastating effect.

The abuse ranges from verbal insults and harassment to devastating physical assaults.

And we have passed these weapons on, often to devastating effect.

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