Sentence examples for had wracked from inspiring English sources

Anger, resentment, a sense of betrayal: the bitter emotions had wracked the nation, and were about to find a powerful voice in the Senate.

"Our city is in turmoil tonight," said Ashanti Hamilton, president of the Milwaukee common council, alluding to violence that had wracked the city in the last 24 hours.

The coalition enacted a number of austerity measures in response to the financial crisis that had wracked the euro area, but corruption scandals and leadership struggles limited the government's effectiveness.

Spurred to leave by the violence that had wracked the eastern Syrian city since 2011, when troops loyal to Bashar al-Assad targeted rebels in the city, they had made Germany their goal.

The report found that both sides "most likely" committed war crimes in the years before the conflict, which had wracked the island nations for decades, came to a bloody end in 2009.

Violence between the Buddhist majority and the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority has wracked Rakhine since June.

ence between the Buddhist majority and the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority has wracked Rakhine since June.

One political affairs correspondent wrote of Emily Amraei, "They've wracked my nerves.

IKB, which has wracked by losses from the subprime mortgage, has received government bailouts.

By the end of March 2016, the NHS will have wracked up deficits of close to £2.5bn.

The scandals which have wracked his family these past few months make us all hang our heads in shame.