"It's absolutely devastating," said Mr. Kusmierski, who was alone in the house at the time of the fire.

"It was absolutely devastating and wonderful," said Clyde Jones, who watched from a corner table in the cabaret.

The effect on the Martian was absolutely devastating.

Wife and I had an absolutely devastating time last weekend.

I know for instance that the death of my father had an absolutely devastating effect on me.

"Our failure to resolve this, to engage the third-largest economy in the world, would be absolutely devastating and I hope you would agree with that."

"For the franchise, this is absolutely devastating," Riley said.

"To have someone so anxious to cooperate with you and then to lose that person is absolutely devastating and heartbreaking."

Then you had the aftershock of 6.6, which in itself was absolutely devastating.

She regarded him thoughtfully, trying to appear cool, though the pull he exerted over her senses was absolutely devastating.