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
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
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
I was laying waste to the competition in the chess club, but that always happened.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
