ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
was ravaging
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past progressiveof ravage.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I cruised into the little town of Clifden at a stout 125 kilometers per hour on a narrow two-lane road just as Storm Bram was ravaging Ireland’s Atlantic coast.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2025
Another major fire was ravaging forests on the island of Evia, near the Greek mainland.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
One day last March as the pandemic was ravaging the world and nightlife was shutting down, Howard Mordoh, 70, looked at his empty calendar and started freaking out.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2021
Obeying the meticulous, metronomic rhythms of a classic procedural, “Totally Under Control” takes viewers back to what seems like another age, when a mysterious flu in Wuhan, China, was ravaging that community.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2020
The anger of the plebeians rose higher and higher, when again news came that the enemy was ravaging the lands of Rome.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by John Rudd
