canker
Example Sentences
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There was citrus canker, a viral infection that had plagued citrus for years prior to the arrival of greening.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
As humans, we are nothing if not fascinated by our own bodies, whether that’s picking a scab, prodding a canker sore or popping a pimple.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024
“There is a canker that Miss Havisham has allowed, welcomed even, in her heartbreak and desire for revenge.”
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023
As instances of this nature may be mentioned English potato scab, silver scurf, chestnut blight disease and citrus canker, specimens of all of which had been secured by correspondence or requests for mycological assistance.
From Scientific American • Jan. 26, 2023
“Get this old canker away from me. I feel fine.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing canker
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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