ravished
Example Sentences
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Using a 1939 newspaper account, Moses pictured an 1862 fire that ravished the city in upstate New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
"It has been a month now since I haven't eaten or slept properly. Look at me, I am young, only 32, why should I be so ravished and depressed?" she cried.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Ecuador has been ravished by poverty, the COVID-19 pandemic, a weak law enforcement system and corruption, but it also has a big active, legitimate foreign trade.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
With the Chargers ravished by injuries and the Houston Texans struggling on offense, the matchup could provide some betting challenges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2022
And Tessie was a cobra, mesmerized, tamed, ravished by the sound.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
