plague

Example Sentences

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During a training session there, Gardner inflamed a groin injury that had plagued him for months.

From Los Angeles Times

Shipper survived two concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau in occupied Poland, a death march, and the Lodz ghetto - a Jewish ghetto established by the Nazis which was plagued by disease, starvation and forced labour.

From BBC

Weak sales growth shows that LVMH’s collections aren’t appealing to clients and that the group is still contending with a slowdown in spending for luxury goods that has plagued the industry for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

This little creature is much cuter than the rats that plague the Ranch’s compost piles.

From Literature

She said attempts by police forces to use AI and facial recognition have been "plagued by failure".

From BBC