maladies
Example Sentences
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Both she and Cushman sought fashionable “hydropathy, or water cures” for painful maladies: Cushman suffered from breast cancer, and Stebbins from a respiratory affliction likely caused by inhaling marble dust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
"They treat a whole host of maladies," said Thomas Patton, a professor at New York state's Union College who has studied Myanmar's mystics.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
Research shows that such stress can cause an increase in physical, psychological and emotional illness, along with other maladies, up to and including death.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025
The magic system has an almost science-fiction element to it, with lots of medical talk about magical maladies and a well-rendered in-line breakdown of how “Outlander”-esque menhir travel works.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025
For one thing, I listened to her impressive list of maladies, something the general had long turned a deaf ear to.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
