Sentence Examples

  • The reconstructive work necessary after the ravages of the war was enormous.
  • 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.
  • Hundreds of acres of wheat are lost annually in America by the ravages of the Hessian fly; the fruit flies of Australia and South Africa cause much loss to orange and citron growers, often making it necessary to cover the trees in muslin tents for protection.
  • And impoverished by the ravages of the Huns.
 
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