wrought havoc
Example Sentences
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The storms of 2023 wrought havoc on the pier again; the fishermen and day trippers who love it hope that the pledge of a summer reopening will be fulfilled.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Over the last few decades, these gigantic reptiles have wrought havoc on the state’s ecosystems.
From National Geographic • Dec. 11, 2023
Toads have no natural predators in Australia and the poisonous species have wrought havoc on native animal populations.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023
They saw funding squeezes during both the global financial crisis and again in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic wrought havoc that required central banks such as the U.S.
From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2022
Have not you, too, wrought havoc among harmless broods and brought sorrow to feathered mothers and woodland homes?
From In New England Fields and Woods by Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)
