infested
Example Sentences
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The owner of the veterinary clinic arrived at work at 6:30 a.m. and found the dog, which was “extremely malnourished,” infested with fleas and missing a tooth, Spitzer said.
From Los Angeles Times
The report was issued just days after another monitor found the jail complex forced detainees to live in damp, fetid quarters infested with mold, vermin and other “generally unsanitary” conditions.
From Seattle Times
In a progress report released Thursday, the monitor described a decrepit jail complex where detainees are forced to live in damp, fetid quarters infested with mold, vermin and other “generally unsanitary” conditions.
From Seattle Times
Some locals themselves were corrupt, infested with mob money.
From Seattle Times
In 2006, Mormon crickets infested about 10 million acres in the state.
From New York Times
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