rampaged; rampaging
: to rush wildly about
: a course of violent, riotous, or reckless action or behavior
Examples of rampage in a Sentence
Verb
Rioters rampaged through the streets of the city.
Noun
some crazy guy went on a rampage in the public library and started grabbing books off the shelves and tossing them around
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Jaxson Dart shines, Cam Skattebo rampages on TNF Dart met the moment on Thursday night, passing for 195 yards and one touchdown on 25 attempts while rushing for 58 and another score.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
This film is situated as a direct sequel to Halloween II, giving us a chance to check in with Laurie Strode 20 years after Michael Myers' first rampage.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The box wraps up about two years before Dylan’s rampaging performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, depicted in the movie.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Jaxson Dart shines, Cam Skattebo rampages on TNF Dart met the moment on Thursday night, passing for 195 yards and one touchdown on 25 attempts while rushing for 58 and another score.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
Jennifer’s Body follows two polar opposite best friends, the outgoing Jennifer and bookish Needy (Amanda Seyfried), whose friendship takes a turn when the former embarks on a murderous rampage of her male classmates.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
This film is situated as a direct sequel to Halloween II, giving us a chance to check in with Laurie Strode 20 years after Michael Myers' first rampage.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Rampage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rampage. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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rampage
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ram·page
ˈram-ˌpāj 
: a course of violent or reckless action or behavior
rampageously
adverb
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