pox
Example Sentences
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So, a pox on all their honors, right?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
It was the first quarantine site set up in the UK since 1978, when a small pox outbreak saw Catherine-de-Barnes Hospital in Solihull used to isolated cases.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Air travelers standing in line for hours to get through security might wish a pox on all politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
What struck me instead is how ably Garbus presents what Rupert Murdoch and men like him have wrought as not just a blight on society but a pox on all our houses, including his own.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
“How about chicken pox? Have I used that excuse already?”
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Vocabulary lists containing pox
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 2
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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