plague
noun
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
Example Sentences
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This is not helped by the insecurity that plagues eastern DR Congo.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
We’ve had plagues and climate change before, to some degree, but until the Manhattan Project, humans weren’t really in control of that kind of existential, destructive power.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Soccer, Luna believes, represents an affront to the individualistic mindset that plagues today’s world because, by nature, it must happen in community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
But the fall of Spirit is a symptom of a deeper pathology that plagues both the American airline and automobile industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Early programming before becoming self-aware plagues me like a vestigial tail.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
