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

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

Ireland wasted no time laying waste to Scottish dreams.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

Neither did he see a colossal earth goddess laying waste to the world.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan