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

In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024

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

But after a few days’ close contact with the pestilence, Knox found that his warrior instinct had abandoned him.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy