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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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
Rushcliffe Borough Council said rodents had "ravaged throughout food storage and production areas" - and some mice were "dead and rotting".
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
The entire sky garden was beyond recognition, burned and charred as though an unseen force had ravaged every iota of life there.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
