blighted
Example Sentences
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The Netherlands is among a number of northern European nations to be blighted by drone sightings around military installations and airfields in recent months.
From BBC
For 20 years the Home Office has been blighted with regular and well-documented failures to manage asylum seekers.
From BBC
It is a huge boost for Wood, one of the fastest bowlers to ever play for England, albeit in a 37-Test career that has been blighted by injuries.
From BBC
His latter years were blighted by maladies, including heart problems, Parkinson’s disease, and memory and hearing loss.
To outsiders, these appeared to be blighted neighborhoods full of people permanently stuck at the bottom.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.