be afflicted with
Example Sentences
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They must not be afflicted with human flaws.
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022
I chose Alzheimer’s disease, not knowing that one day my father would be afflicted with it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2021
There’s a chance one or both of these individuals may be afflicted with a mental health issue.
From Washington Times • Mar. 3, 2021
Morozov didn’t appear to be afflicted with “nerd tunnel vision,” but a lot of other people were.
From The Verge • Sep. 19, 2019
These individuals, who were sometimes treated as lunatics, sometimes as diseased persons, and sometimes as criminals, were said by the earliest observers to be afflicted with moral insanity.
From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina
