ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
had ravaged
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past perfectof ravage.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By then, fire had ravaged the community; the report suggests that incident commanders were unaware of the devastation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Madagascar's new leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, called for "international solidarity", saying on Wednesday the cyclone had "ravaged up to 75 percent of Toamasina and surrounds".
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Even before World War I and II, war had ravaged the European continent, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Franco-Prussian War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
His 11-day campaign ended Syria’s 14-year civil war, a conflict that had ravaged society, displaced millions, and drawn in regional powers.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2025
Davos had been praying that the galley had been lost in the same storms that had ravaged Salla’s fleet, but the gods had not been so kind.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
