plague

Example Sentences

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Miscalculation has often plagued American military ventures, especially in places where the U.S. has less reliable local knowledge, Kaplan said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, in 2017, not long before he died, he said, “Avoid Bitcoin like the plague.”

From Barron's

The Artemis program has also been plagued by delays and massive cost overruns.

From Barron's

The pause on Paul’s season is the latest example of how ABC’s reality TV dating franchise centered on rose-colored love stories has become plagued by firestorms.

From Los Angeles Times

In the days and weeks after, she struggled to sleep and was plagued by a beeping noise in her bedroom at night, that was neither her phone nor the baby monitor.

From BBC