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

Frequent storms, rising sea levels, forest fires and droughts will plague these great cities more and more.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

Now we’re just in the land of “The Walking Dead,” where identical problems will plague characters for a decade, and we’re meant to see the protagonists’ obstinance as ethical rather than idiotic.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2018

But I will plague you about nothing if I can help it.

From St. Ronan's Well by Scott, Walter, Sir