ill
adjective
ills
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pluralof ill.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As Dan Kois illustrates in this ode to kicking back with friends, spending unstructured time together is a blessedly simple cure to the ills of modern life.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
An experience completely ignorant to the ills of modern football, to politics, ticket prices or hydration breaks.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
In the video, Pratt stood outside Raman’s Silver Lake home and the city-owned Getty House in Hancock Park, where Bass lives, contending both are far removed from the urban ills that beset other Angelenos.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
A Google user experience team two years later detailed ills affecting viewer well-being, based on external research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Ma believed that her bone soup could cure all kinds of ills.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
