exterminate

Example Sentences

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She appears to tell Epstein that "the British press is ready to exterminate me" and that the Palace is "not equipped to deal with all of this huge wave of negativity".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

In 17th century Ireland, Robyn Goodfellowe is an apprentice hunter who follows her father when he’s called in to exterminate wolves.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

The grower reported having to exterminate between 50 and 100 rats per day.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

Mr. Biden will travel to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to deliver the keynote address of the Holocaust museum’s yearly event and remember the Nazi effort to exterminate the Jewish people in Europe.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

To extirpate is to exterminate or destroy a living entity or group so completely that it ceases to exist forever.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz