lay waste
Example Sentences
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This dehumanizing hostility, this “othering” of the enemy, enabled the cruelty of Operation Ranch Hand, first authorized by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and made fully operational four years later, a campaign that “was something without precedent in history, using all the tools of science, technology and airpower to lay waste to a country’s natural environment.”
From Washington Post
Watching Musk lay waste to Twitter, for no discernible reason beyond his desire to impress the biggest losers on the internet, has been a wake-up call.
From Salon
Reminiscent of how Republicans want to lay waste to the urban centers of the U.S., even though they are the most economically productive parts of the country.
From Salon
All that can contaminate water and soil, not to mention lay waste to large tracts of land.
From Science Magazine
It’s after Dusty barrel-rolled the Mariners and Yankees, a seven-game winning streak that should lay waste to all those the-playoffs-need-fixing conspiracy theories.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
