Example Sentences

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Once the earnings onslaught fades, though, there will be little else to distract investors from the long-term damage the conflict has wreaked on the global oil market.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Nearly 1,200 miles away in Devgad town on India's western coast, the heat has wreaked havoc on India's much-loved Alphonso mango orchards.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

The flu virus that has wreaked havoc on birds around the world appears to have surfaced in U.S. cows.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 27, 2024

The bumpy rollout has wreaked havoc on the ability of prosecutors, public defenders and judges to efficiently assign representation and to decide on whether people booked into jail should be released or held on bail.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

The cruel hag has wreaked on him her vengeance.

From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John