had afflicted
- past perfect of afflict.
Example Sentences
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God, he said, had spared Ghana from conflict that had afflicted many countries, including some of its West African neighbours, who have been dealing with numerous security challenges.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2023
She overcame chronic stuttering that had afflicted her for years.
From Reuters ● May 19, 2020
It had afflicted all her siblings, both of her parents and her grandmother.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
Manfred also said Rose has never “seriously sought treatment” for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Behavior, conditions he said in his 2004 book had afflicted him.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2015
But unlike the undulant fever that had afflicted him more than a decade prior, he didn’t get better.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
