afflict

Example Sentences

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We see the brothers standing in the center, unharmed; the flames reaching out to afflict everyone around them; and the observers on high looking perplexed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 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

These hot, dry, east-to-west winds caused by a high-pressure system are typical of the Santa Ana winds, which can afflict Southern California more than a dozen times per year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

Her purpose: “to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2024

In fact, it was the same foot fungus that a hundred and ten years later would afflict the famous ballplayer Clyde Livingston.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar