affliction

Example Sentences

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Anxiety about the affliction is spreading, and the race for a cure is on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Beyond entertainment, Shepard devoted herself to raising awareness for sickle cell anemia after a friend died of the affliction.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

But lately, it is drawing attention for those drugs’ success at clearing a more familiar affliction: acne.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

For Belichick, they say, it's part love of the game, part love for coaching, and part an affliction that has ailed many great sports figures: an inability to know when to say goodbye.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

But there is no preparing for vipers on the doorstep and drums in the forest, calling up an end to a century of affliction.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver