scourge
Example Sentences
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As the holidays approach, we want to do our part to help eliminate the scourge of bad and selfish driving across the state.
From Los Angeles Times
Over the past two years, that scourge has surged unabated.
"Australians are shocked and angry. I am angry. It is clear we need to do more to combat this evil scourge," he told reporters.
From Barron's
Its success marks a break with Bollywood’s inability to grapple seriously with a scourge that threatens India and many other countries.
"The scourges of terrorism and antisemitism are shared, international challenges and need concerted and determined action to defeat them," it added.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
