pestilence

Example Sentences

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We can expect economic upheaval, famine and pestilence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Every time she opens her mouth I swear a swarm of horseflies and pestilence are released to consume the countryside.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025

We instinctively comfort ourselves: I will never set foot in a submersible, my life will never be uprooted by war or pestilence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2023

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