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

Weeks after Valeria Schenkel took an experimental drug named after her, the daily seizures that had afflicted her from birth became less frequent.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

She overcame chronic stuttering that had afflicted her for years.

From Reuters • May 19, 2020

And, Stevenson writes, “This one massive miscarriage of justice had afflicted the whole community with despair.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2017

Alys watched her, and knew that the herbs in the mug would soothe the panic that had afflicted her, that soon she would calm and likely sleep for a bit.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry