afflict

Example Sentences

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Yet the performance is mostly one of heartbreaking reserve; her occasional voiceover comes in short, spare declarations from Carol’s diary on the latest dreadfulness to afflict the town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“As this lawsuit shows, major national policy changes are desperately needed to safeguard against the terrible conditions that afflict so many immigrants held in detention centers across the country.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

However distanced you may feel from these effects, it’s worth pointing out that historically, what happens to Black workers comes to afflict all of America.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

Their bosses tell them to afflict both sides.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

My questions found no answers, and my thoughts continued to torment me until I feared that madness was beguming to afflict my brain.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein