Example Sentences

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“The women told me that the sudden cuts in funding and services were devastating for them; some of the women ended up with unplanned pregnancies,” Siraha said.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

UK Prime Minster Sir Keir Starmer said the scenes emerging from Ahmedabad were "devastating".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

The impacts on the Lake Baringo region were devastating.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

“The shape of some of his breaking balls were devastating, dropping north to south,” ElAttrache said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024

His views about the white man were devastating, but at no time did he transgress against my own personality and make me feel that I, as an individual, shared in the guilt.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey