denude
Example Sentences
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They’re also here to eat huge swaths of cropland, denude trees and other plant life, and generally wreak havoc on the West and its agriculture.
From Slate • Jul. 12, 2021
They have a voracious appetite that can denude entire forests of leaves, said University of Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum, a past society president.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021
They're also being told not to denude grocery shelves by hoarding food and other essentials.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2020
But by Thanksgiving, the critters denude my winterberry shrubs of their brilliant scarlet berries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2015
Thou mayest denude mine arm of strength, And leave my temples seamed and bare; Deprive mine eyes of passion's light, And scatter silver o'er my hair.
From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
