wreak
verb (used with object)
to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.).
wreaks
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present tense formof wreak (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This year's Pacific hurricane season is shaping up as more severe than usual, as a Super El Nino wreaks devastation across Central America, bringing historic droughts and flooding.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
"Many deaths feared after strong earthquake wreaks havoc in southern Japan" says the paper in a separate headline, next to a birds-eye shot of a partially fallen bridge.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It is a scene that is repeating itself in airports across the region as war in the Middle East wreaks havoc on global travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
They won us over with their mild pomposity and aloofness, whereas Rapaport’s annoyance wreaks collateral damage like a chronically unbathed person’s odor assails bystanders.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
Men in love—and women also—may distrust all things and all creatures, but their own emotion, like the storm, proves the reality of its force by the mischief it wreaks.
From Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange by John Oliver Hobbes
