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How to pronounce wreak in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bring, make for, play, work
Type of create, make
Verb group act, work


wreak havoc.

Examples of wreak

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It didn't hurt, either, that Devin Hester began to wreak havoc again on returns.
From the sacbee.com
The heavy antibiotics, and the diabetes, combined to wreak havoc on his kidneys.
From the lohud.com
Bookend defensive ends Lech and Bowmer hope to wreak havoc on opposing defenses.
From the freep.com
There is no getting around the fact that financial crises wreak terrible damage.
From the nytimes.com
Pyrethroids, for example, wreak havoc by attaching to sodium channels on nerves.
From the newscientist.com
Before they wreak all kind of havoc with the nervous and cardiovascular systems.
From the psychcentral.com
No nuclear accident could possibly wreak a fraction of this kind of destruction.
From the guardian.co.uk
But beyond that, the crisis has the potential to wreak worldwide economic havoc.
From the stltoday.com
Given the havoc a serious credit error can wreak, you want to retain that right.
From the bucks.blogs.nytimes.com
More examples
  • Bring: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
  • (The Wreaking) The Wreaking is the third EP by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The EP was released on November 29, 2008 via the band's MySpace page and was limited strictly to 19 copies. ...
  • Punishment; retribution, revenge; To cause, inflict or let out, especially if causing harm or injury; To inflict or take vengeance on