blighted

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 18, 2026

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 • Mar. 16, 2026

Mero, in collaboration with fellow street artist Wild Life, has turned the blighted space into a fantastical haven with a knight, a dragon and more — a decaying castle from a bygone era.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Russian figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva returns to competitive sport on Saturday hoping to roll back the years in a once promising career blighted by a doping scandal.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

“I see. I don’t suppose any of us should have that responsibility for the blighted towns in the north of England?”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie