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Recent Examples of infestDespite more than a year of oversight, Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., said universities continue to be infested with antisemitism.—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 7 May 2025 Unfortunately, that owner lived in a home that was overwhelmed by hoarding and she was infested with fleas as a result.—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 The royal palace is infested with evil spirits and one of them has taken hold of the young prince.—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 And, even in a Western, rural area, your property would need to be infested with wild rodents carrying the virus.—Julia Ries, Health, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infest
In a region plagued by foreign interference and democratic decline, Traoré's message resonates with disillusioned youth.
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Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
To top it off, an air traffic control meltdown plagued Newark Liberty International Airport for weeks after staffing shortages and technology outages caused hours-long delays.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 22 that certain frozen, raw and half-shell oysters from South Korea could be infected with norovirus.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Measles is highly contagious and can spread from one person to nine out of 10 people close to them, according to the CDC, which notes a person infected with measles can spread it to others four days before through four days after the rash appears.
Authorities said rushing water in a nearby creek overwhelmed the area.
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John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Whatever the case, Indiana’s full-court pressure, physicality on the perimeter and timely shooting overwhelmed the Cavs at times and were enough to overcome early and late deficits at other points throughout the series.
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