The Plague
Example Sentences
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The Plague of Athens was a disease caused by Salmonella entericaserovar typhi that killed one- quarter of Athenian troops in 430 BC.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Just as bookstores couldn’t keep 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale in stock after the 2016 election, COVID-19 renewed interest in pandemic narratives, such as Contagion, Outbreak, and The Plague.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2020
But Camus’s The Plague had gone the way of dried pasta and toilet roll; there was just a desolate gap on the shelves where the copies had once been.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2020
Another novel that is selling well is The Plague by French author Albert Camus.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2020
Played this game called The Plague, which I did not participate in, by the way!
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
