The ravages of war decimated the country: death, destruction and pestilence resulted from the bombings.
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Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ravage.
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Ravages Sentence Examples
The reconstructive work necessary after the ravages of the war was enormous.
The public works suffer from the ravages of white ants.
Standing on cliffs of considerable elevation, the town has repeatedly suffered from ravages of the sea.
Forest trees also suffer from their ravages, especially the conifers (Lophyrus pini).
The core is served with a thick coating of wet jute, yarn or hemp (h), forming a soft bed for the sheath, and, to secure immunity from the ravages of submarine boring animals, e.g.