- present participle of ravage.
ravaging
Example Sentences
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Tens of thousands of emigrants from Ireland, desperate to escape the famine ravaging their home country, landed in 1847 at the Grosse Île quarantine station in what is now the Canadian province of Quebec.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
Spain's King Felipe VI, visiting a shelter for evacuees, said the wildfires ravaging the countryside around Madrid and other areas had caused "incalculable" damage to the nation's natural heritage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
"Chronic stressors daily can have a really ravaging effect on people."
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
His immune system couldn't fight the bacteria spreading through his bloodstream and ravaging his body.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
