- present participle of ravage.
ravaging
Example Sentences
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Fame is a bedfellow of the newer, more modern American dream, which promises not only contentment, but success, as a reward for ambition, ravaging the lifestyles of millions of people in the process.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Such is the vast scale of the infernos ravaging France's south-western Gironde region, that it is not always obvious what direction the smoke is coming from.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Even tens of kilometres away from the blaze ravaging the Madrid countryside, the sky remained hazy with smoke Saturday morning before the winds cleared the air.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
With high inflation ravaging the economy, Greenspan recoiled when he learned Ford’s advisers planned a grassroots movement to encourage personal savings by passing out buttons that proclaimed, “Whip Inflation Now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“So the giant pursued your father, ravaging whole kingdoms to find him while he hid like a coward?”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
