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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
rage .
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Examples
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The war between Napoleon's France and Britain raged on.
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The war, in short, raged fiercely; but soon, as Diggs had told them, all the better fellows in the fifth gave up trying to fag them, and public feeling began to set against Flashman and his two or three intimates, and they were obliged to keep their doings more secret, but being thorough bad fellows, missed no opportunity of torturing in private.
Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971
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As in his sin, when he kept silence, his "bones waxed old," so now in his sorrow and sickness the pain that could not find expression raged the more violently.
The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms Alexander Maclaren 1868
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The fierce Eletto, whose sword raged in war, following the teachings of his noble Master, became a truly Christian philanthropist.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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Fifth Column in the expression _ba-an-da-ab-ur-ur_, translated as "raged", occurs again in l. 4 in the phrase
Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894
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The next day, Robinson sends me an email expressing concern that she might have "raged" a bit about McEwan; that it isn't fair to single him out given that she is "simply at odds with modern fiction with a few exceptions."
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The next day, Robinson sends me an email expressing concern that she might have "raged" a bit about McEwan; that it isn't fair to single him out given that she is "simply at odds with modern fiction with a few exceptions."
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The fire "raged" swiftly through the building forcing occupants to leap to safety and climb down a drainpipe.
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The fire "raged" swiftly through the building forcing occupants to leap to safety and climb down a drainpipe.
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It was alleged Brown was "in drink" when he started the blaze, which took hold very swiftly and "raged" through the building.
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