How to Use wreak in a Sentence

wreak

verb

• Gangs have been wreaking mayhem in the city.
• Brynn is forced to clean up the havoc of the strange creature which has wreaked chaos across her town.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
• But the storms wreak their greatest havoc on the health of the Middle East's people and their economies.
  — Sophie Tremblay, CNN, 25 May 2022
• World War Hulk has Hulk return to Earth to wreak havoc.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 25 Aug. 2022
• The senior duo of Prior Borick and Julia Bazylevych is ready to wreak havoc.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
• The driver's brief visit to the store gave the bears enough time to get inside the van and wreak delicious havoc on its contents.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Covid continued to wreak havoc on the country and the economy.
  — Julian Zelizer, CNN, 10 Nov. 2022
• What a relief for viewers to watch doofuses wreak havoc and be able to laugh, not cry.
  — Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022
• All the more reason why the studios and the guilds need to find a way to end the strikes, which continue to wreak widespread economic hardship.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• So, are there any humane ways to get rid of chipmunks—or at least keep them from wreaking too much havoc?
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• Some wrongdoers might figure that the AI will wreak havoc, and do not care whether this is profitable for them or not.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• Extreme weather events can wreak havoc on homes as well.
  — Nerdwallet, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2022
• These hogs can grow up to 400 pounds and also wreak havoc on farmers’ crops, digging for insects and roots.
  — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2022
• In the real world, fires can wreak unpredictable havoc, leaving plenty of blame to go around in their wake.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2022
• Never has a single species had the capacity to wreak so much damage — or the chance to prevent so much harm.
  — Emily Wright, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
• So, will the Sanderson sisters continue to wreak havoc on Salem?
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
• Gustwiller played nose guard and defensive tackle in 2021, using brute force to wreak havoc along the way.
  — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2022
• In the meantime, scientists are working on getting a closer look at what DART wreaked.
  — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
• There are also ways Russia could wreak havoc in space itself.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2022
• Initially, the author was beside herself over the damage the doe was wreaking.
  — Michelle Slatalla, WSJ, 25 July 2023
• While most won’t survive the trip, some species relocate successfully and go on to wreak havoc on forests or crops.
  — Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2022
• Donatell did not take advantage of his ability to wreak havoc on the blitz, and that’s one of Smith’s greatest assets.
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• The memoir is filled with colorful scenes of the two women taking the world by storm and wreaking colorful havoc.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2023
• Sometimes the storms turn into systems that can travel across the country, wreaking even more havoc.
  — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2024
• The combination of heat and extended daylight hours can wreak havoc on even the best sleepers.
  — Olivia O'Bryon, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
• The damage wreaked by rising interest rates will be remedied, over time, by those higher rates.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• Fossey has seen these loans wreak havoc for some students and families.
  — Kat McKim, Fortune, 6 May 2022
• Here are 5 things that could wreak complete havoc on wide-scale student loan forgiveness.
  — Zack Friedman, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
• When used, the bomblets are dispersed over a large area and are intended to wreak destruction on multiple targets at once.
  — Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
• But in reality, Bock splits her time between the colder climates of New York and Cleveland, which tend to wreak havoc on her dry skin.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 20 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024