blight

Example Sentences

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What struck me instead is how ably Garbus presents what Rupert Murdoch and men like him have wrought as not just a blight on society but a pox on all our houses, including his own.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

The trial is just the latest in a long line of controversies to blight the once-revered abode, which is currently owned by developer Steven “Bo” Belmont, CEO of “real estate crowdfunding firm” Belwood Investments.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Top-down org charts are a blight, but one artificial intelligence will put an end to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

In Hamilton's case, the reason for the disqualification was an early indication of a problem that would blight much of Ferrari's season.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

‘It is ever so with the things that Men begin: there is a frost in Spring, or a blight in Summer, and they fail of their promise.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien