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The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
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Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
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Examples of devastation in a Sentence
But on the whole there was no ruinous devastation of the land.
They flew over the Peak, and she straightened to see the devastation in the moonlight.
Finally, after months of inaction, Ibrahim began once more his systematic devastation of the country.
In 1821 and 1883 great devastation was caused here by floods.
Some of the plays seem to have bordered on the political, as The Plunderings, describing the devastation of Sicily in the time of the poet.
Delavigne, inspired by the catastrophe of 1815, wrote two impassioned poems, the first entitled Waterloo, the second, Devastation du musee, both written in the heat of patriotic enthusiasm, and teeming with popular political allusions.
In 1170 a great flood caused immense devastation in the north and helped to form the Zuider Zee.
His one act of wanton devastation, the clearing of the New Forest, has been grossly exaggerated.
The shadow of nuclear devastation is over our planet.
Without sufficient protection, and the right types of business insurance coverage, a single problem or disaster could result in financial devastation.
A tale of utter devastation which whole swathes of the countryside may never recover from.
It can cause devastation to a myriad of people who are trapped in its vicious cycle.
Homeowners need to be covered in the event of a flood, fire, or other form of devastation, and must also have the insurance coverage that will protect them in case another person hurts themselves on the property and decides to sue.
The video featured both shots of the recording process and footage of the devastation in Haiti.
Though the outbreak was unconnected with the religious feud, the latent fanaticism of both creeds was soon aroused, and the island once more became a scene of pillage and devastation.
The islands on the sea-front are exposed to devastation by cyclonic storm-waves.
Since the last devastation Rangoon has undergone considerable improvements.
The space battle stopped completely as Qatwali, Anshan, and Yirkin alike watched the devastation of his planet.
This would wreak devastation in such a fragile environment.
More recently, people had witnessed the devastation caused by the bombing of cities during the Spanish Civil War.
They clearly cared for the people affected by the financial devastation they saw around them.
These Cylons were originally biologically born on Earth, but rediscovered resurrection technology when nuclear devastation threatened.
He journeys to the cave to get answers for Jor-El, and his biological father explains that he must bring the three crystals together immediately to avert cataclysmic devastation.
The Christians made efforts to creep back to their former possessions and churches were rebuilt in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth; but another devastation was the result of the ferocious inroads of the Mongolian Timur (Tamerlane) in 1400.
Not even the German bombs could inflict more devastation on the capital of Ulster in the last war.
In 1625 a large flood caused devastation from Tiverton down to Exeter.
It burnt for six days, so you can imagine the devastation that it's caused to our great city.
In April 1942, Bath suffered enormous devastation at the hands of the Luftwaffe.
Natural catastrophes and the havoc of War cause widespread devastation, wiping out life and art in a matter of seconds.
True, by the time of its collapse 15 years ago the Soviet Union was a byword for ecological devastation.
With a morbid fascination, people flocked to Kirkwall from outer areas to catch a glimpse of the devastation.
As other wannabes jostle to express their devastation to the cameras they start to realize that everyone wants to cash in on the tragedy.
While the tsunami undoubtedly caused much death and devastation in this island nation, only the easternmost islands were affected.
Once things quietened down, we climbed back into the camp; it was a scene of total devastation.
Elizabeth, whose prudence and parsimony were averse to so formidable an undertaking as the complete subjugation of the powerful Irish chieftain, desired peace with him at almost any price; especially when the devastation of his territory by Sussex brought him no nearer to submission.
On the other hand, the vassal was not bound to render service, unless he were paid for his service; and it was only famine, or Saracen devastation, which freed the king from the obligation of paying his men.
By 1570 the strife had degenerated into a barbarous devastation of border provinces; and in July of the same year both countries accepted the mediation of the Emperor, and peace was finally concluded at Stettin on Dec. 13, 1570.
It is true that many of these ranges are characterized by the rounded tops and the rather evenly slanting, waste-covered slopes which ncrmally result from the long-continued action of the ordinary agencies of erosion; that they bear little snow in summer and are practically wanting in glaciers; that forests are often scanty on the middle and lower slopes, the mord so because of devastation by fires; and that the general impression of great altitude is much weakened because the mountains are seen from a base which itself is 5000 or 6000 ft.
In 375 it again joined the Athenian alliance; two years later it was besieged by a Lacedaemonian armament, but in spite of the devastation of its flourishing countryside held out successfully until relief was at hand.
The circumstance which has given popular interest to the lemming is that certain districts of the cultivated lands of Norway and Sweden, where in ordinary circumstances they are unknown, are, at uncertain intervals varying from five to twenty or more years, overrun by an army of these little creatures, which steadily and slowly advance, always in the same direction, and regardless of all obstacles, swimming streams and even lakes of several miles in breadth, and committing considerable devastation on their line of march by the quantity of food they consume.
Its end led directly to the Cold War, which consumed inconceivable amounts of money and almost pushed the world to the brink of nuclear devastation.
In spite of the devastation that it is causing the disease still has a taboo status.
The establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission was hailed as a first step toward ending the devastation wrought by rate wars.
Disappointment eventually turns to devastation when you, in an act of desperation, contact the company and find out that the product has been discontinued.
Save The Children sends teams to help both children and families recover from the devastation.
Only a passing object the size of an actual star would be guaranteed to cause environmental devastation on Earth.
But on the whole there was no ruinous devastation df the land.
It's not unusual for losing a job to cause feelings of relief, devastation, loss, anger, and even a moderate amount of happiness.
Everyone knows active alcoholics and have seen the devastation in their lives as a result of alcohol, and if I can be that one example on how it can work, then I have accomplished my goal.
Oprah eventually shoved Rosie into the Dome of Devastation, slicing her up in cubes.