That man is serving the rebel cause more effectually than when at the head of his company in the rebel ranks, by Decimating the Union army; and here you have it in a tangible form.
"A Woman's Life-Work Labors and Experiences"
Laura S. Haviland
The evening being sultry and oppressive, dense grey mists were already arising from the Simunjan stream, enshrouding the pretty village in their sickly vapours, and the cries of the Malay "Hajis," praying at the setting of the sun for deliverance from the fatal scourge which was rapidly Decimating their population, sounded in melancholy cadence over the water, while the booming of gongs from distant Dyak houses lent to their voices a weird and appropriate accompaniment.
"On the Equator"
Harry de Windt
While the people of the north were Decimating each other in religious wars, and living in tribal barbarity, the population of Spain rose to thirty millions, gathering to herself all races and all beliefs in infinite variety, like the modern American people.
"The Shadow of the Cathedral"
Vicente Blasco Ibañez