The Plague
Example Sentences
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Camus’ The Plague is set in Oran, and with this connection in mind he christens his new series of unflinching depictions of massacre.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
The Plague of Athens was a disease caused by Yersinia pestis that killed one-quarter of Athenian troops in 430 BC.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It's perhaps no surprise that during lockdown, films about fictional viruses like Contagion and novels like Albert Camus' The Plague have become more popular, as people try to get their heads around the current situation.
From BBC ● May 23, 2020
But Camus’s The Plague had gone the way of dried pasta and toilet roll; there was just a desolate gap on the shelves where the copies had once been.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2020
Played this game called The Plague, which I did not participate in, by the way!
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
