destroy nest

Frequency: 6.05.9 per million words

To ruin or demolish a nest.

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Examples (10)

  • They had to destroy the wasp nest in the attic.
  • The storm threatened to destroy the bird's nest on the branch.
  • Some people mistakenly destroy ant nests in their gardens.
  • It's illegal to destroy the nest of protected species.
  • We carefully tried to remove the hornet nest without having to destroy it.
  • The construction crew was told to destroy any rodent nest they found.
  • Farmers sometimes destroy pests' nests to protect their crops.
  • The children accidentally caused a collapse that would destroy the nest.
  • He felt bad having to destroy the abandoned nest during cleanup.
  • A single act of vandalism can destroy an entire nest of young birds.