afflict

Example Sentences

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So why not expect a similar awful fate to afflict China as the aftershocks of its 2020 real-estate crash reverberate?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“As this lawsuit shows, major national policy changes are desperately needed to safeguard against the terrible conditions that afflict so many immigrants held in detention centers across the country.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

However distanced you may feel from these effects, it’s worth pointing out that historically, what happens to Black workers comes to afflict all of America.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

Their bosses tell them to afflict both sides.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

Lustig sat down, and the three men let the wonder and terror of the thought afflict them.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury