Sentence examples for years of devastation from inspiring English sources

Now, after nearly three years of devastation in the housing market, DeMarco and other lenders are finally conceding that principal forgiveness can, in fact, reduce their losses.

We now have a president who is smart, efficient and eminently capable; let's give him a chance to do what must be done and not expect eight years of devastation to be overturned in a year.

Five years ago, I'd described the best-known of Mozambique's seven national parks as being on the cusp of something wonderful, coming back to life after years of devastation as a result of the country's civil war.

In 1990, shotguns and M-16s were adopted into Enga warfare, setting off some 15 years of devastation as youths (~17 to 28) took charge of interclan warfare.

What happened to money from 6 years of devastation.

Fourteen years of war, devastation and lawlessness ensued, including the execution of President Doe.

He was haunted by memories from his teenage years of the devastation caused by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Mr. Komatsu told the Japanese newspaper The Daily Yomiuri in 2006.

We have known for years of the devastation these collisions wreck on every joint in the human body.

Mr. Karzai said Friday was "one of the best days after 20 years of war and devastation," which civilians hoped would lead to peace, security and prosperity.

Most of what was pledged was meant to bring peace, stability, build and rebuild institutions that would work for all Afghans after so many years of wars and devastation.

Five years of conflict and devastation in Syria -- met by inadequate aid to the war-torn country's immediate neighbors who were hosting refugees in the millions -- triggered a massive second wave of migration that many warned would come.