wreak havoc

phrase

: to cause great damage

A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.

The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.

Examples of wreak havoc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With Simmons wreaking havoc in the middle, the Bears defense went to work on the Seahawks, forcing punts on four of their first five possessions. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

The back-channel efforts are playing out as Israel and some Middle East allies lobby Trump on the way forward in the eight-month-old war, which has rattled global markets and wreaked havoc on Iran. — Monica Alba, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

Trump has blamed Ukraine, which has wreaked havoc on Russian refineries since the Russian incursion into Ukraine. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

For example, things like cosmic radiation and solar storms can wreak havoc on sensitive electronic devices, not to mention issues such as cooling data centers without normal airflow and ensuring data centers in orbit communicate effectively. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026