blight

Example Sentences

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"These measures will ensure we stay one step ahead of waste criminals and protect the communities, businesses and environment that they blight," he added.

From BBC

On a frigid January day Ms. Kozma drove me around a dense industrial area, pointing out how factory construction has blighted the landscape and disrupted traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although they reached the last four of the T20 World Cup, a 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia was blighted by poor performances on the pitch and accusations of a loose attitude off it.

From BBC

O’Brien is right, we desperately need hope, something to hold onto when the world and the film industry are at their most bleak and blighted.

From Salon

What struck me instead is how ably Garbus presents what Rupert Murdoch and men like him have wrought as not just a blight on society but a pox on all our houses, including his own.

From Salon