infestation

Example Sentences

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A pigeon infestation followed, leaving every room covered in bird droppings.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I was quarantined in an apartment building with a roach infestation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Greek farmers have sustained major losses from an infestation of sheep pox, and an EU investigation into widespread subsidy fraud that has delayed payments to legitimate claimants.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

Its ascendance has contributed to the population decline of various native ladybug species—and more Americans associating ladybugs with infestation and invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

A mild infestation gives trees and shrubbery a mottled or salt-and-pepper appearance; with a heavy mite population, foliage turns yellow and falls.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson