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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Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
That data notably doesn’t specify how many of the injuries involved rampaging teens.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Michael Chesna and bystander Vera Adams in a July 2018 rampage.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Nobody could have known at the time, but that performance was a prophecy of the city’s future, where artists would become the primary stewards of Memphis music history, rampaging through old blues, rock, soul, and gospel.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
That data notably doesn’t specify how many of the injuries involved rampaging teens.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
The sequel, which started shooting in Canada in September and is now in post, brings back Ry Barrett as Johnny, a vengeful, undead killer who embarks on a bloody rampage after a group of teens steal a golden locket that awakens his spirit.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Michael Chesna and bystander Vera Adams in a July 2018 rampage.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Rampage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rampage. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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rampage
2 of 2 noun
ram·page
ˈram-ˌpāj 
: a course of violent or reckless action or behavior
rampageously
adverb
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