ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
will ravage
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future tenseof ravage.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Now we’re told artificial intelligence will ravage humanity like a zombie apocalypse, so let’s ban data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Deadly floods in northern Italy will ravage fruit production in what is normally one of the country's most bountiful agricultural regions, farm lobby Coldiretti said on Monday.
From Reuters ● May 22, 2023
My region of concern, though, is smaller than The New Yorker’s, which focused on a quake that will ravage a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
This summer, wildfires will ravage the American west.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2020
“Come along, then, Howlet, an’ you an’ me will ravage somethin’ wi’ them browns o’ mine.
From Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
