plague
noun
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
will plague
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future tenseof plague.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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We get a taste of these Machiavels, who have none of the misgivings about vengeance that will plague Hamlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
She said losing her “Mammaw” will plague her for a very long time.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
It is breathtaking to think that we cease acting on an issue that will plague the world for many millennia based on the personalities of men who hold power for mere years.
From Slate ● May 14, 2018
All were issues that will plague Penn State, too, said the former Purdue coach Joe Tiller, a friend of Walden’s who said the numbers were “horrific.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2012
Charles Hodges will plague me to death, I dare say; but I shall cut him very short.
From Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
