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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Wildfires, long heatwaves and drought have ravaged Europe during what is expected to be the world's fastest-warming continent's hottest summer on record.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Fears that artificial intelligence tools will replace legacy software solutions have ravaged software stocks in 2026.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Fires that have ravaged large parts of central Israel since Wednesday have largely been extinguished, the country's Fire and Rescue Authority says.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
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
I think, also, we have ravaged so widely in summer, that the villagers, both in Scania and in Halland, know well whose favour they have to seek.
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
