wreak havoc on
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Friday that "anyone who sets out to wreak havoc on our streets, to intimidate or threaten anyone... can expect to face the full force of the law".
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Planetfall, based in the U.K. and Germany, has developed strike drones that are dropped by its balloons 100,000 feet or 19 miles up, where freezing temperatures and thin air wreak havoc on ordinary drones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
“It would wreak havoc on the financial markets as global markets and investors begin to wonder if we can govern ourselves,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
In my original piece, I warned against adding ice-cold stock, which can wreak havoc on texture, leaving you with a bowl of broken, unevenly cooked rice.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025
He also explained that, like in the movies, occasionally one or two bad dragons can come to earth and wreak havoc on the people, though most act as our protectors.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
