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Definition of Devastates
1. devastate [v] - See also: devastate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devastates
Literary usage of Devastates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... Phillips to Virginia—Governor Jefferson's Letters to President of Congress—Phillips
invades Virginia—Devastates the Country—Arnold destroys the State ..."
2. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1876)
"... of exchange for the luxuries of happier climates, may, in some measure, tame
the tremendous element which occasionally devastates their provinces. ..."
3. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1841)
"... and devastates the Plain of the Mitidja” Reinforcement of the French array in
Africa, and Successes there. ..."
4. Turkish Literature; Comprising Fables, Belles-lettres and Sacred Traditions by Epiphanius Wilson (1901)
"XLVI KING WINTER Devastates THE ROSE GARDEN IN A SNOWSTORM AND then he gave
command unto his hosts. " Make ready," said he, " for a long campaign. ..."
5. The War of Greek Independence, 1821 to 1833 by Walter Alison Phillips (1897)
"... check at the Mills of Lerna —He devastates the Morea—Desperate condition of
the Greeks THE Greeks were far from realising the full import of Ibrahim's ..."
6. Cromwell as a Soldier by Thomas Stanford Baldock (1899)
"... in the Highlands—Contrast between the English and Scotch armies— Leslie's
strategy—Topography of Southern Scotland—Leslie devastates the south-eastern ..."
7. The History of Portugal: From the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign by Edward McMurdo (1889)
"... Portugal—Approach of the Spanish army— Devastates and sacks Portugal—Withdrawal
from Portugal of all influential persons—Violent measures aro taken—New ..."
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