blight

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 14, 2026

The trial is just the latest in a long line of controversies to blight the once-revered abode, which is currently owned by developer Steven “Bo” Belmont, CEO of “real estate crowdfunding firm” Belwood Investments.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Top-down org charts are a blight, but one artificial intelligence will put an end to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Edinburgh's council leader Jane Meagher has called it a "blight" on the area, while heritage campaigners say the work is "extremely disruptive".

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

A pair of women on bicycles pull off the road and gape at the truck as its passes: some infernal lorry sent to blight their town.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr