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
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
In 2013, she was in her sixth week at Cambridge University when she contracted what she described as "a rare and punishing infection that nearly claimed my life and wrought havoc throughout my body".
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2022
It is true that the researches of modern chemists have wrought havoc with Buffon's work in this field; but this was his misfortune rather than his fault, and leaves untouched the quantity of his output.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
