Black Death
Example Sentences
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The COVID-19 pandemic may not have caused 25 million deaths in Europe, as the Black Death did, but it did cause 7 million deaths worldwide.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
It killed up to half the population of Europe in the 14th Century when it was known as the Black Death.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Researchers say that understanding how plague became established after the Black Death, remained present for centuries, and eventually disappeared from Europe could help scientists better understand the long term behavior of infectious diseases.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Plagues have existed throughout history, said Heeney, from the Black Death of the Middle Ages ages to the 1918-20 influenza pandemic which killed an estimated 25-50 million globally.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
A thousand years later the Black Death shook Europe to its foundations.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
