- present tense form of afflict (3rd person singular).
afflicts
Example Sentences
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Or is Juneteenth a celebration of the strength and excellence that both grew out of the great evil that slavery represented and in spite of it, an evil that still afflicts the nation in 2026?
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Some 93% of the world’s children, she said, live in polluted air, and pollution hits home with her own kids, and the asthma that disproportionately afflicts L.A.’s kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Huntington’s disease afflicts about 40,000 patients in the U.S., and there are no current treatments that slow progression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
To get coverage they need support, and to get support they need coverage - the vicious circle that afflicts all but the two main parties in Westminster.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
“Or tell her that melancholy afflicts me still.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
