plagues

Example Sentences

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We’ve had plagues and climate change before, to some degree, but until the Manhattan Project, humans weren’t really in control of that kind of existential, destructive power.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Government inefficiency still plagues the country, and it has the worst pollution on the planet.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The damned disease especially plagues Mexican American men like me, and many aren’t getting screened.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

For many people, locust swarms evoke images of ancient plagues, but the danger is very real today.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

She did not need the Red Sea to part, or for ten plagues to descend upon them.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny