infested

Example Sentences

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Rats "the same size as a rabbit" have infested a city street where fly-tipping is an ongoing problem, residents say.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

“We keep seeing these oak groves getting infested and declining, and a lot of oak mortality,” said Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann, an ecologist with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, or UCANR.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Experts advise removing and properly disposing of heavily infested trees, which entails chipping them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Old manuscripts are usually infested with woodworms, silverfish or “other microscopic creatures with a love of paper.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

It was that cheap because it was infested with hornets, had no toilets, and was ill-configured.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel