Ravages

Examples

• In August, the plague had appeared in the country of England, and during September it made its ravages. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• What wonder then, in time of siege, want, extreme heat, and drought, that it should make unaccustomed ravages? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Attila's ravages in North Italy were checked by an outbreak of fever in 452. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We talked of the ravages made last year by pestilence in every quarter of the world; and of the dreadful consequences of a second visitation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Hiding the ravages of care with a sickly mask of mirth, I have not informed you, this evening, that there is no hope of the remittance! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Her present visit to London tended to augment her state of inquietude, by shewing in its utmost extent the ravages occasioned by pestilence. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Much of the country was still suffering from the ravages of the Ephthalites and the consequent disorders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• For a whole fortnight we unceasingly watched beside the poor child, as his life declined under the ravages of a virulent typhus. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• When unopposed they spread their ravages wide; in cases of danger they clustered, and by dint of numbers overthrew their weak and despairing foes. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Hideous coloured diagrams of the ravages of hideous diseases decorated the barren buff-coloured walls. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

Typist: Ruth