Black Death
Example Sentences
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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
Like any pandemic, the Black Death was simultaneously a biological and a social event—shaped by both the innate characteristics of a microbe and such all-too-human factors as political systems, religious beliefs and public-health responses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Anyone bold enough to attempt a new history of the Black Death today deserves our empathy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
These fleas passed the infection from rats to humans, fueling the catastrophe known as the Black Death.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Mr. Lawrence told them it was even more deadly than the Black Death, the plague that struck Europe during the time of the knights.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
