ravage

• We know the way to more than one moose ravage, and a few meals of fresh deer meat may put a little life into them That sounds a big job. —  SICK HEART RIVER
• But they were in a transitional state: the coasts and countries they had formerly been content to ravage, they were beginning to find it their interest to colonise and cultivate. —  The Superstitions of Witchcraft
• You may ravage--you cannot conquer; it is impossible: you cannot conquer the Americans. —  The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria
• Had I known The torrent now turned river?--masterful Making its rush o'er tumbled ravage--stone And stub which barred the froths and foams: no bull Ever broke bounds in formidable sport More overwhelmingly, till lo, the spasm Sets him to dare that last mad leap: report Who may--his fortunes in the deathly chasm That swallows him in silence! —  An Introduction to the Study of Browning
• His territory therefore would be open to ravage, and even Praaspa, his capital, might prove an easy prey. —  The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

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