Example Sentences

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A hurricane is slamming Louisiana, and multiple wildfires are ravaging Southern California, Idaho, and Arizona.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2024

“Consumers are hurting, businesses continue to lose coverage, wildfires are ravaging our state — and we do not have the luxury of time,” Lara said in a written statement accompanying his announcement.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2024

But officials are underlining that inflation is not yet corralled from decade highs and more must be done to wrestle down price spikes for energy, food and housing that are ravaging people’s finances.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Fires are ravaging areas of France's Gironde region, where more than 11,000 people have been evacuated.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2022

On principle, the Abbot of Clairvaux blames the bishops and even the secular princes, who through indifference or less worthy reasons fail to hunt for the foxes who are ravaging the vineyards of the Savior.

From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis)