How to Use eradicate in a Sentence

eradicate

verb
  • The disease has now been completely eradicated.
  • His ambition is to eradicate poverty in his community.
  • Rip makes the call to eradicate.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • The pigs pose a threat to native wildlife and may prove tough to eradicate.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023
  • This habit also makes the ants hard to eradicate.
    — Eva Flowe june 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • Its sweep is such that the lines between speech and song are eradicated.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 June 2018
  • Shine a light on it — acknowledge it — and eradicate it in your own heart.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 23 Oct. 2017
  • This sounds promising, but experts say there is a long way to go to eradicate these drugs.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The increase of moisture still won't be enough to eradicate decades of drought.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Keep those sink drains free of food particles and eradicate all the gross residue in and around the drain.
    — Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Much of the info available on this plant is on how to eradicate it from your lawn, but to me that’s crazy.
    — Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, 6 July 2017
  • In years way past, this would be my call to write a nasty column about the need to eradicate the yellow plague.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2022
  • The owner is letting the state eradicate the nest and remove the tree.
    — Nicholas K. Geranios, chicagotribune.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • But the window to eradicate it is closing.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In an attempt to eradicate AI, both sides see and feel the toll of war.
    — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Lehmann cautioned that the drug alone cannot eradicate the parasite any time soon.
    — Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
  • But in some cases, the push to eradicate the Guinea worm helped foster peace.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • This is something that should be eradicated from the world of football.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Mauigoa has a high ceiling but the leaning must be eradicated.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There's no better way to eradicate the inevitable mess than with a sleek and lightweight dust-buster.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Weedkillers like glyphosate can be used in the spring, but this isn't likely to eradicate a mature patch of ivy.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • What are the chances that Scheifele’s four-gamer will eradicate such predatory hits from the game?
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021
  • The pendulum hasn't swung so far as to eradicate, say, colorism.
    — Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 22 Mar. 2023
  • But studying such pests can inform the best ways to control and eradicate them today.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022
  • For all the efforts to eradicate it — about which more presently — many fear the chant will ring out again this summer.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Glide your steam mop across obstinate stains or spills and eradicate the mess along with the bacteria.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of eradicating them, use them in salads and to season soups and stews.
    — Sean Sherman, Bon Appetit, 18 Oct. 2017
  • How did the United States eradicate them?
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • Israel has vowed to secure the return of hostages and to eradicate Hamas.
    — Robert Hart, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • One need not eradicate all dissent to be effective.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025

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