pestilence

Example Sentences

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We can expect economic upheaval, famine and pestilence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

There’s anguish in his eyes, and when Del Toro shows us the world through his perspective, humanity itself appears anti-life, a pestilence that destroys without hesitation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

He is the master of pestilence and disease; famine.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

When that happened, the gods could bring death and devastation through floods and pestilence.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

To Nicolas, Amanda’s hostility was like a pestilence that had descended between them.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende