bane

Example Sentences

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Yes, the word “continues” is the bane of headline writers, but I see no way around it.

From Barron's

Falling prices are a boon for buyers but a bane for homeowners.

From MarketWatch

There is a mountain of paperwork to be done, the bane of every cop.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Whether by the banes of the sea, banes of the farm, or banes of the woods.”

From Literature

“When I’m playing, it zones out,” Anna Leigh Waters says of that unmistakable, plastic pop, pop, pop distinct to the wildly popular paddle sport—and a bane to fussy condo boards everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal