Sometimes Herbert accompanied them, but never Pencroft, who could not bear to look upon the prospect of the island now so utterly devastated.
During the month of January, important work was done on the plateau of Prospect Heights; but it consisted solely in saving as much as was possible from the devastated crops, either of corn or vegetables.
Once more he looked at his devastated fields, and at the smoke which still rose from the ruins, then he returned to Granite House.
The convicts had left the plateau nearly half-an-hour before, having devastated it!
There was nothing to be done but to take refuge in the upper passage of Granite House, and leave their dwelling to be devastated, when a deep roar was heard, followed by frightful cries!
Towns were overthrown, forests uprooted, coasts devastated by the mountains of water which were precipitated on them, vessels cast on the shore, which the published accounts numbered by hundreds, whole districts leveled by waterspouts which destroyed everything they passed over, several thousand people crushed on land or drowned at sea; such were the traces of its fury, left by this devastating tempest.
It follows several months of lobbying for a common, Europe-wide system aimed at easing free movement within the bloc, led by southern European holiday destinations whose economies have been devastated by the pandemic.
The Southern Alps in New Zealand are the latest icy region to be devastated by global warming.
" The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.
When life plans pulled us apart after just three months of dating, I felt devastated.
When I say everyone was devastated, I'm not exaggerating; friends, family, workmates, casual acquaintances, there was an outpouring of grief.
Devastated by the idea Zhu fell to his knees in front of his mother: "Mom.
But what truly devastated Jobs was that he was not, after all, chosen as the Man of the Year.
In a statement, Southwest said it was "devastated" and extended sympathy to all those affected by the "tragic event".
For Spaniards, who at the time were utterly devastated by the Spanish Civil War, complaining about the change did not even cross their minds.
Explaining his life in the weeks after Jolie filed for divorce, Pitt says he was too devastated to return to his home in Beverly Hills and needed to get away.
Olympic baseball matches will be held in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, an area devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
I was devastated at the thought of my beloved child growing up with only one eye.
Though I'm devastated about not being able to travel for the summer, staying in place does have its up's.
The beetle has devastated vast tracts of ash in North America and is spreading westward from Russia into Europe.
