epizootic

Example Sentences

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In both the epizootic of 150 years ago and the pandemic today, he said, “you see how quickly people want things to return to normal.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2023

Kheraj noted that the epizootic lasted a few weeks in one city before moving to the next.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2023

It also raises concerns about epizootic shell disease, which disfigures lobsters to the point that they can’t be sold.

From Washington Times • May 13, 2018

That’s because rinderpest is an epizootic, an animal disease.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2011

The odor of the stable from the epizootic was almost sickening and the thoughts of eating there was anything but cheering, but we were all hungry, almost famished, having had nothing since breakfast.

From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.