laying waste
Example Sentences
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Long before Cignetti was laying waste to college football’s blue blood programs, his head coaching journey began in 2011 when he was hired by a once-proud Division II program called Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
In Sophocles’ play, Oedipus confronts a plague that has been laying waste to Thebes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
The focus has shifted from scrapping for starting spots to laying waste to England's opponents.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025
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
Even as it besieged Boston, the virus also spread down the eastern seaboard, laying waste as far as Georgia.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
