afflict

Example Sentences

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Their bread-and-butter is comforting the most comfortable by afflicting the most afflicted.

From Los Angeles Times

I’d read in the newspapers about cholera, typhoid, and all sorts of other plagues that afflicted our city.

From Literature

Their case is helped by the crisis afflicting Dundee University and evidence that much of further education is heading deep into the red and facing possible closures.

From BBC

Louise, 15, is “afflicted by the plight of the middle child,” in that everyone ignores her even in the best of times.

From The Wall Street Journal

“As such, demand for credit among individuals and households afflicted by memory disorders may increase just as its supply is restricted.”

From MarketWatch