pestilence

Example Sentences

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We can expect economic upheaval, famine and pestilence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

There’s anguish in his eyes, and when Del Toro shows us the world through his perspective, humanity itself appears anti-life, a pestilence that destroys without hesitation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

He is the master of pestilence and disease; famine.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

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

“The only creatures to benefit from this pestilence are the rats. Go home, Matilda, take my regards to your grandfather, but tell him he must lock all the doors and pray for frost.”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson