are afflicting
- present progressive of afflict.
Example Sentences
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Outbreaks of measles, diphtheria and severe diarrhea are afflicting more children and taking place more frequently because of a drop in vaccinations, health officials in Somalia’s southwest state said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
This is especially true when you are discussing the specific problems and challenges that are afflicting white men in American society right now.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2023
Indeed, recent spikes around the country are afflicting primarily vulnerable, unvaccinated populations.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2021
Flash floods and severe heatwaves are afflicting much of Europe this summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2021
The great number of accidental disappointments in the course of the last summer are afflicting.
From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail
