Example Sentences

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The researchers realized they might have stumbled across an answer to a mystery that had bedeviled bat biologists for 2 decades—and an explanation for why some families of bats had such a diverse echolocation arsenal.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 26, 2022

Millions watched a video of the brazen shoplifting in June, which critics said illustrated the epidemic of store thefts that had bedeviled retailers across the city.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021

He made major strides on an issue had bedeviled Democrats — including the Clintons — for decades.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2020

Halyard promised in its 2015 statement to design a “one-of-a-kind, high-speed machine” to help federal health planners solve a production problem that had bedeviled them for years.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2020

A string of especially perplexing breakdowns had bedeviled the lab that year, at a time when Lawrence was struggling to fill a mounting stack of orders for radioisotopes from all over the country.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik