ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
has ravaged
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present perfectof ravage (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The fire has ravaged 42,000 hectares in Gironde -- an area seven times the size of Manhattan -- since Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Namibia says it is sending in helicopters and hundreds of soldiers to battle a fire that has ravaged a third of a key nature reserve.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
Though the Dodgers’ pitching depth might look safe for now, much will depend on their ability to avoid the injury bug that has ravaged their staff the past couple of seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
The highly contagious virus has ravaged Sonoma County, where officials have declared a state of emergency.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Must the war which for eight years has ravaged the four quarters of the globe, be eternal?
From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by M. (François) Guizot
