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Wreak in a sentence

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Wreak meaning

  1. To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
  2. To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite.
  3. To inflict or take vengeance on.

Synonyms of Wreak

bring work play make for make create bring on bring off bring up

Using Wreak

  • The main meaning on this page is: To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm. | To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite. | To inflict or take vengeance on.
  • Useful related words include: bring, work, play, make for.
  • In the example corpus, wreak often appears in combinations such as: wreak havoc, to wreak, can wreak.

Context around Wreak

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Wreak

  • In this selection, "wreak" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unabated, toji, addiction, havoc and hellish stand out and add context to how "wreak" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 50mph could wreak havoc across and b could wreak havoc on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wreak" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wreak

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

But if the planes can’t fuel up, they can’t fly out and wreak havoc. (16 words)

Given his perfect relationship with the Eight-Tails, Killer B could wreak havoc on the battlefield. (16 words)

However, this sublime influx of inspiration can also wreak havoc on both mental health and the environment. (17 words)

In the June 27, 2023 petition, Mohbad alleged that Sam Larry and 15 others all armed, stormed the venue of a video shoot where the deceased and another artiste, Omoniyi Temidayo aka Zlatan Ibile, were working; and threatened to wreak havoc. (41 words)

A financial counsellor, she has seen how quickly people’s lives can collapse around them through no fault of their own – and the devastating effects that unexpected debt or a sudden change of circumstances can wreak on whole families. (39 words)

It also comes as El Nino, a global weather phenomenon that comes every three to seven years when the Pacific Ocean heats up and raises global temperatures, is set to wreak havoc on the UK in the coming months. (39 words)

Are the killers really ‘unknown’ gunmen and why do they always have sophisticated weapons and enough time to wreak havoc on innocent citizens? (23 words)

Example sentences (20)

Acknowledging the proposed route would wreak havoc on the landscape, he said it was a "balancing act" as Canterbury would also benefit from the new bypass.

A financial counsellor, she has seen how quickly people’s lives can collapse around them through no fault of their own – and the devastating effects that unexpected debt or a sudden change of circumstances can wreak on whole families.

And the second half saw Kerr return to the fold as she was tasked to wreak havoc against 10-woman City.

Are the killers really ‘unknown’ gunmen and why do they always have sophisticated weapons and enough time to wreak havoc on innocent citizens?

As we are already experiencing, climate change will, if it continues unabated, wreak hellish conditions on all life on this planet.

But if the planes can’t fuel up, they can’t fly out and wreak havoc.

Despite improvements in gold mining practices over the past century and designed to limit mining’s impacts, this industry continues to wreak havoc upon landscapes across every continent except Antarctica.

Even without the impact of weather phenomena such as El Niño, the world's temperature has been rising steadily since the 19th century, when mass industrialisation meant fossil fuel emissions began to wreak havoc on the climate.

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Forecasters have also warned that winds of up to 50mph could wreak havoc across Devon and Cornwall today.

Given his perfect relationship with the Eight-Tails, Killer B could wreak havoc on the battlefield.

He added that the people are powerful and are in positions where they wreak havoc on the people of Nigeria.

Hoodlums yesterday continued to wreak havoc in Enugu under the guise of protests against police brutality as they touched some government and private’s buildings in the state.

However, this sublime influx of inspiration can also wreak havoc on both mental health and the environment.

If Parliament has unfettered powers to make law and usurp power from the state government on any subject, it will wreak havoc on the system.

If you are ready to watch Toji wreak havoc, Jujutsu Kaisen season two is streaming over on Crunchyroll.

In the June 27, 2023 petition, Mohbad alleged that Sam Larry and 15 others all armed, stormed the venue of a video shoot where the deceased and another artiste, Omoniyi Temidayo aka Zlatan Ibile, were working; and threatened to wreak havoc.

It also comes as El Nino, a global weather phenomenon that comes every three to seven years when the Pacific Ocean heats up and raises global temperatures, is set to wreak havoc on the UK in the coming months.

It came as strikes and staff shortages threaten to wreak havoc for travellers at Heathrow over the bank holiday.

Lilith, after a long exile, has returned to Sanctuary and is set to wreak havoc in the world she helped create.

Moviegoers everywhere shall be able to see a mammal with a drug addiction wreak havoc and destruction on the state of Georgia when premieres exclusively in theaters on Friday, February 24th, 2023.

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Common combinations with wreak

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wreak" in a sentence?
An example: "Acknowledging the proposed route would wreak havoc on the landscape, he said it was a "balancing act" as Canterbury would also benefit from the new bypass." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "wreak" from authentic English texts.
What does "wreak" mean?
Wreak means: To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
What are synonyms of "wreak"?
Common synonyms of "wreak" include: bring, work, play, make for, make, create, bring on, bring off. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "wreak" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "wreak", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.