ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
has been ravaging
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present perfect progressiveof ravage (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In this alternate past, a fatal blood virus, known informally as the Red Wind, has been ravaging the population for about a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
For the last four years, the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, has been ravaging wild bird populations, spilling over into other species and infecting poultry and dairy cows.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
A pathogenic fungus has been ravaging populations around the world for about 40 years.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
In northern Kenya, where drought has been ravaging crops and pastures, “people are still dying by the day,” said Fatuma Hussein, a program manager with Power Shift Africa, a think tank.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
On the opposite bank of the river Lech this force is watched by the army of Marlborough and Baden, which has been ravaging Bavaria.
From The Battle of Blenheim by Hilaire Belloc
