wreak havoc
idiom
: to cause great damage
A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.
The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.
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Samus is attacked and infected by one of them; although she can be saved, her infected Suit soon becomes the SA-X mimic, which wreaks havoc in the BSL's research space station and liberates other X parasites.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
At the rate this regime is wreaking havoc, too much damage will have been done by then.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
The massive power outage that wreaked havoc in Europe is being blamed on a pair of likely solar plant breakdowns in southwest Spain, a report said.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have wreaked havoc on U.S. equities, sending the S&P 500 down 6% this year.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
At the rate this regime is wreaking havoc, too much damage will have been done by then.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
The massive power outage that wreaked havoc in Europe is being blamed on a pair of likely solar plant breakdowns in southwest Spain, a report said.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have wreaked havoc on U.S. equities, sending the S&P 500 down 6% this year.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wreak havoc
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“Wreak havoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreak%20havoc. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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