suffer
Example Sentences
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The team’s main weakness lies in finishing, as Lyle Foster is their only striker, and if he doesn’t perform well, the South African side will suffer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The future seemed shaped by an oft-repeated line from ancient Greek historian Thucydides: “The strong do what they will, and the weak suffer as they must.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Do other primates really never suffer from them?
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
VW, in the process of slashing thousands of jobs as profits and sales suffer, is seeking to reduce global production capacities by around one million vehicles -- half in China and half elsewhere, particularly Europe.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
And whether from its fumes or from the blighting of our hopes, my husband began to suffer again from rheumatism, and at the same time the old bouts of fever began.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing suffer
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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