plague
noun
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
is plaguing
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present progressiveof plague (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A nationwide protest movement dubbed the “Flamingo Revolution” is plaguing Kushner’s latest real-estate project in the Balkans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Beyond iPhone sales and memory prices, another concern is plaguing Apple investors: the company’s AI strategy, or lack thereof.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 9, 2026
Ultimately, what is plaguing D.C. is poor implementation and poor coordination.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025
Glimpses of that ghoulishness arrive in scenes where Orlok is plaguing Ellen, but when he’s hunting and not haunting, Skarsgård overextends himself to the point it veers on goofiness.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
"No, no, dear snip, it is not indigestion, but rather it is that music, which is plaguing me."
From Figures of Earth by James Branch Cabell
