infest
Example Sentences
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The area was once viewed as ominous, dominated by an ancient walnut tree believed to be infested with demons and marking the supposed burial place of Emperor Nero.
From Science Daily
Most people don’t pay attention to things like this, so they let themselves become infested with bad bacteria.
From Literature
We know in 1845, potato fields — the primary source of food for the poor — became infested with a devastating fungus that destroyed 40% of the crop.
From Los Angeles Times
Foresters debarked and chipped the highly infested tree to kill the beetles inside.
From Los Angeles Times
Old manuscripts are usually infested with woodworms, silverfish or “other microscopic creatures with a love of paper.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
