ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
have been ravaging
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present perfect progressiveof ravage.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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The firestorms that have been ravaging Los Angeles and Southern California since Tuesday afternoon are nothing short of calamitous.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2025
For days now, fires possibly caused by human activity and worsened by high temperatures and dry vegetation have been ravaging across Pantanal without generating much outcry.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2019
The weather could also help control some of the other fires that have been ravaging parts of the state.
From Reuters ● Apr. 23, 2011
They occur in that discourse in which He describes Himself first as the Good Shepherd, and contrasts Himself with the thieves and robbers who have been ravaging the flock.
From The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little by Grenville Kleiser
