ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
have ravaged
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present perfectof ravage.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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Since the start of the year, fires in Spain have ravaged 150,000 hectares and killed 13 people, according to Sanchez.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching heatwave keeps the capital in its grip.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Years of devastating conflict have ravaged Yemen's economy.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
A number of wildfires have ravaged the landscape in the Mourne Mountains including at Slieve Bearnagh, Slieve Binnian and Bloody Bridge.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
This view is supported by many careful observations on the effect which certain great earthquakes have exercised on the buildings which they have ravaged.
From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
