infest

Example Sentences

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"NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife, occasionally birds, and in rare cases, people."

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

But it's not technically possible for them to infest their own home.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

When mites infest a colony, they inflict damage both by living and feeding on bees directly and also by spreading DWV.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

Would they think that the detestable bugs had started to infest their apartments?

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2023

“I shall have to infest Camilla and go to the reception on her,” Louise decided.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck