infested
Example Sentences
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It was infested with rats and cockroaches, and smelt "nauseating".
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
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 • Feb. 2, 2026
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 • Jan. 24, 2026
More bizarre and pernicious ideas are soon oozing from Peter’s every pore, beginning with the belief that the motel room is infested with insects that are feasting on his flesh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Twilight had fallen, and the mammoth walls looked like enormous tombstones in a weed- infested cemetery for giants.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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