Decimate example sentences

Related (10): destroy, annihilate, devastate, obliterate, eradicate, eliminate, slaughter, ravage, total, demolish

dec·i·mate

verb

decimate (verb) · decimates (third person present) · decimated (past tense) · decimated (past participle) · decimating (present participle)

- kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of:

- drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something):

- kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group:

Synonyms

eliminate, remove, suppress, exterminate, destroy, annihilate, extirpate, obliterate, kill, liquidate, abolish, extinguish, quash, erase, efface, excise, expunge, uproot, zap, deracinate

"Decimate" Example Sentences

1. The hurricane decimated the small island community.
2. The disease began to decimate the deer population.
3. The company's layoffs will eventually decimate the workforce.
4. The army was able to decimate the enemy's defenses.
5. The wildfire decimated thousands of acres of forest.
6. The economic recession threatened to decimate small businesses.
7. The insect infestation decimated the crops.
8. The virus had the potential to decimate the entire population.
9. The predator was able to decimate the prey population in a matter of months.
10. The tsunami decimated the coastal town.
11. The flood waters had the power to decimate entire neighborhoods.
12. The earthquake was so severe that it decimated the city's infrastructure.
13. The famine began to decimate the village's food supply.
14. The invasive species had the ability to decimate native wildlife.
15. The tornado decimated the town's infrastructure.
16. The war had the potential to decimate the country's economy.
17. The disease outbreak threatened to decimate the hospital's staff.
18. The hail storm decimated the crops.
19. The drought had the power to decimate the cattle industry.
20. The volcano eruption had the potential to decimate nearby villages.
21. The forest fire had the ability to decimate rare plant species.
22. The chemical spill threatened to decimate the surrounding ecosystem.
23. The pest infestation had the ability to decimate the building's structure.
24. The blizzard decimated the city's power supply.
25. The tsunami had the power to decimate entire countries.
26. The army's attack on the enemy had the ability to decimate their morale.
27. The earthquake's aftershocks continued to decimate the already destroyed area.
28. The locust swarm decimated the farmer's crops in a matter of days.
29. The tornado's path had the potential to decimate the entire region.
30. The plague had the power to decimate entire communities.

Common Phases

1. The wildfire decimated the forest;
2. The economic downturn decimated small businesses in the area;
3. The disease outbreak decimated the population of the city;
4. The hurricane decimated the coastal communities;
5. The war decimated the opposing army;
6. The invasive species decimated the native flora and fauna;
7. The computer virus decimated the company's database;
8. The earthquake decimated the historic buildings in the town;
9. The famine decimated the crops and livestock;
10. The budget cuts decimated essential services.