7 m/s, severe devastation.
I was terrified at the devastation which had been accomplished in a brief half-hour; the black-currant trees were the apple of Joseph's eye, and she had just fixed her choice of a flower-bed in the midst of them.
Even Pencroft lost in some measure the somber taciturnity occasioned by the devastation and ruin of his domain.
At the same time other work was actively continued, and soon all trace of devastation disappeared from the plateau of Prospect Heights.
But either the devastation of the corral would have been an accomplished fact by this time, and it would be too late to prevent it, or it had been the convicts' interest to entrench themselves there, and there would be still time to go and turn them out on their return.
Besides, it might be supposed that in all probability either the convicts knew of the return of the settlers to Granite House, by having seen them pass on the road from the corral, or, after the devastation of the plateau, they had penetrated into Jacamar Wood, following the course of the Mercy, and were thus ignorant of their return.
that was disaster, devastation, ruin.
Nor could they see traces of any struggle, any devastation, either in the hut, or in the palisade.
All felt the need of refreshment after their labors, and swept over the table like a flight of locusts, leaving devastation behind.
A few trifles in the way of custard, fruit, and wafer biscuits were not worth mentioning; but every dish was soon emptied, and Jack said, as he surveyed the scene of devastation with great satisfaction,— "Call again to-morrow, gentlemen, and we will have another bout.
That is a strong word, but not too strong: it is in these acts called trivialities that the seeds of joy are forever wasted, until men and women look round with haggard faces at the devastation their own waste has made, and say, the earth bears no harvest of sweetness—calling their denial knowledge.
The illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade as well as the devastation of forests and other wild places were still the driving forces behind the increasing number of diseases leaping from wildlife to humans, the leaders told the Guardian.
His awareness of the devastation of the country and the suffering of the common people is the theme of most of his poems, which reached an unprecedented height in portraying real life and political issues.
(14)We tried humor, but her devastation over the mistake was clear.
Oh, devastation!
Lee's lawyers claim that the deal with Camsing went through when the Marvel founder's wife of almost 70 years, Joan Lee, was dying and he was "in a state of total devastation".
" Moving at high speeds brought on by Earth's gravity, a 2 centimeter-wide object is more than enough to shoot right through a metal spacecraft - and leave devastation in its wake.
Loneliness, which Emily Dickinson described as "the Horror not to be surveyed," is a quiet devastation.
Eyewitnesses reported scenes of devastation in Pescara del Tronto.
Oh, devastation!
