blight

Example Sentences

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Dragons live for a tremendous time, of course, but during the second century of this blight, they began to fear that their kind would become extinct after all.

From Literature

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

But her tournament last year was blighted by the messages sent by Dewale, who was granted unconditional bail when he appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on 9 January.

From BBC

After England's Ashes campaign was blighted by dropped catches, they have employed a fielding coach for the three T20s in Sri Lanka and the World Cup that follows.

From BBC

In Small Heath, an inner-city area blighted by piles of uncollected waste on street corners throughout the strike, residents said sometimes bins could go uncollected for six or seven weeks.

From BBC