wreak havoc

Example Sentences

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Prime Minister Kim Min-seok has said that a strike could wreak havoc on the economy, noting that Samsung accounts for about 23% of South Korea’s total exports and 26% of the local stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"For anyone who sets out to wreak havoc on our streets, to intimidate or threaten anyone, you can expect to face the full force of the law."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

If there’s trust on the back end, James can move up closer to the line of scrimmage to make plays and wreak havoc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

In any Hollywood film, the good guy must be wronged; only thereafter does he wreak havoc.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

“We really wreak havoc on the heavens, don’t we?”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor