ravage

Example Sentences

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The Citrini selloff latched onto the market’s recent paranoia that artificial intelligence could ravage established players in a range of industries.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The Antonine Plague, perhaps a form of smallpox, had begun to ravage the empire, as it would for more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The parents said the fire service arrived "really quickly" but it had "felt like forever" as they were watching the fire ravage their home.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

By 2022, as the pandemic continued to ravage normal life in the U.S.,

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2024

‘You are an ember in the ashes, Elias Veturius. You will spark and burn, ravage and destroy. You cannot change it. You cannot stop it.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir