Laying Waste (Noun)
Meaning
Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The hurricane brought an unprecedented level of destruction, laying waste to entire cities and communities.
- Laying waste to his own future, he threw away his education and upbringing for a life of petty crime.
- The invading army swept across the countryside, laying waste to everything in its path.
- After a few months of neglect, the once-thriving garden was laying waste to itself, overrun with weeds.
- Laying waste to her own well-being, she sacrificed her health for the sake of her high-stress job.