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
When they are not gathering by the tens of millions and laying waste to whole landscapes, these insects lead meek, solitary lives in arid zones.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024
Ireland wasted no time laying waste to Scottish dreams.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023
The ban, combined with an existing prohibition on fireworks in unincorporated areas, is meant to discourage would-be pyromaniacs from accidentally laying waste to their neighbors’ houses or setting off wildfires that blacken hundreds of acres.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023
I was laying waste to the competition in the chess club, but that always happened.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
