blight

Example Sentences

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But for opponents they are an ugly, obstructive blight on Britain's urban landscape.

From BBC

“Right in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, the blighted Oceanwide Plaza has been an eyesore for too long due to failed ownership,” Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

Dragons live for a tremendous time, of course, but during the second century of this blight, they began to fear that their kind would become extinct after all.

From Literature

Russian figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva returns to competitive sport on Saturday hoping to roll back the years in a once promising career blighted by a doping scandal.

From Barron's

But her tournament last year was blighted by the messages sent by Dewale, who was granted unconditional bail when he appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on 9 January.

From BBC