On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Wreaked. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Wreaked meaning
simple past and past participle of wreak
Using Wreaked
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of wreak
- In the example corpus, wreaked often appears in combinations such as: wreaked havoc, has wreaked, have wreaked.
Context around Wreaked
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wreaked
- In this selection, "wreaked" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, knights, floods, wildfires, havoc and utter stand out and add context to how "wreaked" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include border enforcement wreaked havoc and destruction it wreaked on private. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wreaked" sits close to words such as antrim, argus and auspicious, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wreaked
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Demands to defund the police and concerns about lax border enforcement wreaked havoc. (13 words)
For many farmers in 2023, it wasn’t just the flood that wreaked havoc. (14 words)
More severe thunderstorm activity wreaked havoc on parts of the province on Monday as well. (15 words)
Walker’s floater on the first possession boosted the Clay lead to 44-39 and then, there was nothing for nearly seven minutes as the Vikings speed which wreaked havoc with the Eagles all night began to take a toll in a tornado like fashion. (45 words)
Earlier in the game, Ishant’s long time fast bowling partner in the Indian team, wreaked havoc as he nabbed four wickets, running through ’s top order as the visitors bundled out for 130/8 in their quota of 20 overs. (41 words)
After the sacking of Anthony Griffin and Justin Holbrook, O’Brien was suspected to be next in the firing line, but Ponga and his Knights wreaked utter havoc at Accor Stadium, annihilating a lacklustre Bulldogs side 66-0. (38 words)
Given the havoc the ruling party has already wreaked on society and our economy, why should it be deterred? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
After the sacking of Anthony Griffin and Justin Holbrook, O’Brien was suspected to be next in the firing line, but Ponga and his Knights wreaked utter havoc at Accor Stadium, annihilating a lacklustre Bulldogs side 66-0.
A holiday park in the “heart of Sherwood Forest” is recovering after “devastating” floods wreaked havoc on the campsite.
But as the wildfires wreaked havoc on the Greek island of Rhodes, the dream wedding was cancelled and the holiday turned into a nightmare – leaving the couple thousands of pounds out of pocket in the process.
Earlier in the game, Ishant’s long time fast bowling partner in the Indian team, wreaked havoc as he nabbed four wickets, running through ’s top order as the visitors bundled out for 130/8 in their quota of 20 overs.
Given the havoc the ruling party has already wreaked on society and our economy, why should it be deterred?
Government has noted the introduction of over 200 new taxes and the destruction it wreaked on private businesses and consumers.
He wreaked havoc the past two seasons, racking up 13.5 sacks when lined up as a defensive tackle, the most in the country.
Imagine the havoc Shami would have wreaked had he operated in the pre-two-new-ball era, like Waqar and Wasim, with his knack of harnessing reverse swing too.
In Al-Zahra in central Gaza, Rami Abu Wazna was struggling to take in the destruction wreaked by Israeli missile strikes.
In an editorial for On Thursday, Krugman cited Russia’s efforts to reduce its supply of natural gas from global markets, a move that still stands Wreaked havoc on the energy markets last year.
In the inquiry's 2012 report, Lord Justice Brian Leveson said "outrageous" behaviour by some in the press had "wreaked havoc with the lives of innocent people whose rights and liberties have been disdained".
More severe thunderstorm activity wreaked havoc on parts of the province on Monday as well.
Public school officials said they are "holding social media companies accountable for the harm they have wreaked on the social, emotional, and mental health" of students.
That’s a decline of 56 percent, but it’s still a healthy pay package for someone who has wreaked so much destruction on the local news business.
Walker’s floater on the first possession boosted the Clay lead to 44-39 and then, there was nothing for nearly seven minutes as the Vikings speed which wreaked havoc with the Eagles all night began to take a toll in a tornado like fashion.
While other kids wreaked havoc on their bedrooms and playsets, she spent her childhood happily unknotting balls of yarn and arranging her crayons in color sequence.
Although soap fans are sceptical, Carla has more than enough reason to want to kill Joel, who wreaked havoc on the Street before his death.
Demands to defund the police and concerns about lax border enforcement wreaked havoc.
For many farmers in 2023, it wasn’t just the flood that wreaked havoc.
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins' announcement this week that it is essential 'biological sex is respected' cannot undo all the damage wreaked in the past decade by trans dogma.
Common combinations with wreaked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- wreaked havoc 85×
- has wreaked 18×
- have wreaked 12×
- wreaked by 10×
- wreaked on 9×
- that wreaked 9×
- and wreaked 6×
- which wreaked 5×
- already wreaked 3×
- destruction wreaked 3×