laying waste
Example Sentences
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A 20-year-old chess prodigy is laying waste to the world’s top grandmasters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
In Sophocles’ play, Oedipus confronts a plague that has been laying waste to Thebes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
The focus has shifted from scrapping for starting spots to laying waste to England's opponents.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025
Comment: The hottest team in the conference takes the court in T Mobile Arena for the nightcap and wastes little time laying waste to the first of several victims.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
He took part in the great Calydonian Hunt, when the King of Calydon called upon the noblest in Greece to help him kill the terrible boar which was laying waste his country.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
