pestilence
Example Sentences
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We can expect economic upheaval, famine and pestilence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Every time she opens her mouth I swear a swarm of horseflies and pestilence are released to consume the countryside.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025
We instinctively comfort ourselves: I will never set foot in a submersible, my life will never be uprooted by war or pestilence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2023
In 2013, Zumba’s livelihood would then take another hit: a pestilence decimated his small cacao plantation and to this day he doesn’t have the $1,500 necessary to replant.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022
He threw out a wave of pestilence and decay.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
