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lay waste
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lay wasteverb
To completely destroy.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lay waste in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lay waste in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of lay waste in a Sentence
Henry David Thoreau, Jan. 3, 1861:
Thank God men cannot as yet fly and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
William Wordsworth, The World is Too Much With Us:
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
Thank God men cannot as yet fly and lay waste the sky as well as the earth!
The world is too much with us late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powersLittle we see in Nature that is oursWe have given our hearts away, a sordid boon
Thank God men cannot as yet fly and lay waste the sky as well as the earth
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