ravage
Example Sentences
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They experience the same ravages of time, and they’re subject to the same echo chambers that the modern digital experience demands.
From Salon
Other volunteers brought their specialties to bear: With Sweida’s medical facilities ravaged, the center managed four hospitals in the province.
From Los Angeles Times
Australia were billed as ageing, ravaged by injuries and struggling to settle on an opening partnership.
From BBC
A worried mother working miles away from her family frantically tries to get her three children out of harm’s way as an out of control fire ravages their community.
From Los Angeles Times
Set in a post-apocalyptic future where Earth has been ravaged by nuclear war, the first series was a commercial and critical hit, impressing long-time fans and viewers who'd never played before.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
