Example Sentences

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I wish we could point to a new robust corner of Minnehaha and Lake Street where the condemned Third Precinct still blights the corner, but we can’t.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

To many, it’s ugly vandalism that blights the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

The price of chocolate has been rising as adverse weather and disease blights cocoa crops in West Africa.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

Pandemic or no, potato shortages crop up from time to time because of bad weather, blights or labor disputes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

Mars has no insects, parasites, or blights to deal with, and the Hab maintains perfect growing temperature and moisture at all times.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir