afflicted

Example Sentences

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Washington saw a relatively mild year for wildfire smoke last year, but there were periods when residents were afflicted with some of the worst air in Seattle since the wildfires three seasons ago.

From Seattle Times

The vast destruction not only left huge numbers of people homeless but put pressure on communities outside of the afflicted area by driving up rent prices.

From New York Times

“Other characters who are afflicted by this don’t shove it under the rug; they make decisions in their own lives that reflect that they will not accept this behavior, which we didn’t have before.”

From New York Times

Kapp also went public with the mental struggles that afflicted him later in life, which his family said came from the multiple hits their patriarch suffered on the field.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year, more than 140 people were killed by floods and landslides in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, and Central Africa as a region has recently been afflicted by deadly floods.

From New York Times