dysentery

Example Sentences

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It’s more like The Oregon Trail for podcasting, but with less dysentery.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026

“It contributes to ill health, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, water-related diseases, and it contributes to conflicts over water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

He died in 1941 of dysentery when British forces briefly fought there during World War Two.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Cockroaches carry a wide range of diseases and pathogens including bubonic plague, dysentery, hepatitis, hookworms, leprosy, salmonella and polio.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024

We worried over nzolo—it means dearly beloved; or a white grub used for fish bait; or a special fetish against dysentery; or little potatoes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver