Used in a Sentence

devastating

How to use devastating in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for devastating.

Editorial note

But it's hardly, to use the breathless headline, devastating.

Examples12
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of devastating gathered in one view.

adjective

making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

adjective

wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

adjective

physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for devastating.

adjective

making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

adjective

wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

adjective

physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

Example sentences

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But it's hardly, to use the breathless headline, devastating.

2

Sparrow is a fabulous email client both for iOS and Mac. I love and use both daily and this is fairly devastating.

3

Frankly, it was pretty devastating, and I'm surprised Yegge walked so cockily into it.

4

A single casualty was regarded as a devastating loss.

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I agree she should be punished somehow, but this is a life devastating sentence, especially the $193K.

6

Emotionally devastating story, but it seems like there is an easy solution to this.

7

The year before that another devastating typhoon, Sendong, killed something like 1200.

8

You'd be hard-pressed to name an organization of any ilk that's actively perpetrating more devastating evil.

9

This is why most "actual work" gets done in basements and extra-secure rooms where visitors rarely ever see, because the constant interruptions are devastating.

10

He traced the devastating impact of automation on blue-collar, retail and wholesale employees.

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Moxie Marlinspike's response to that contest was devastating: he laid out a comically broken messaging protocol, one no professional would ever knowingly use, and showed that your contest rules would make that broken system survivable.

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Would we have seen more useful products coming out of the valley if staff allocations had worked out differently?When people are cheap, throwing them into doomed ventures like Google Buzz or Apple's awful Samba clone isn't nearly so devastating to whatever middle manager chain dreamed them up.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use devastating in a sentence?

But it's hardly, to use the breathless headline, devastating.

What does devastating mean?

making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

What part of speech is devastating?

devastating is commonly used as adjective.