Example Sentences

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Climate change is wreaking havoc on agriculture, bringing stronger storms, longer droughts, erratic rainfall and rising temperatures.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Trade liberalization is wreaking havoc with industry, even as agricultural exports drove 4.4% gross domestic product growth last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

In these scenarios, it’s reassuring to know that good prevails over evil or at least that the right guys triumph over whichever former Soviet republic or local militia is wreaking havoc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

The mood, however, isn’t that of a classroom, as the actor manning the lab plays the scene for laughs — all that electrical energy is wreaking havoc on her mind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

Step by step, as he gives way to evil, we see the degradation of his heart and mind, how the unfailing Nemesis is wreaking its vengeance upon him.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis