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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If the radiation is delivered precisely to where cancer cells are, the radiation can destroy those rogue cells wreaking havoc in the body.
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Kelling Donald, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Along the Atlantic Coast, a developing nor'easter is forecast to wreak havoc from the Southeast to the Mid-Atlantic, and likely the Northeast, over the weekend and into early next week.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Still without forwards Lauren Hemp, Mary Fowler and Kerolin through injury, City looked dynamic and fierce, capable of wreaking havoc via fresh angles.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
In it, viewers see the Galender brothers — two adult men and a teenager — arrive in Walnut Grove and wreak havoc on the town.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Kelling Donald, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Along the Atlantic Coast, a developing nor'easter is forecast to wreak havoc from the Southeast to the Mid-Atlantic, and likely the Northeast, over the weekend and into early next week.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Still without forwards Lauren Hemp, Mary Fowler and Kerolin through injury, City looked dynamic and fierce, capable of wreaking havoc via fresh angles.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
In it, viewers see the Galender brothers — two adult men and a teenager — arrive in Walnut Grove and wreak havoc on the town.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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