pestilence

Example Sentences

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Every time she opens her mouth I swear a swarm of horseflies and pestilence are released to consume the countryside.

From Salon

It ended like a real-life biblical apocalypse, complete with floods, pestilence, locusts, and the worst drought in modern California history.

From Los Angeles Times

Old records are shedding light on a 1700s pestilence with uncanny parallels to our pandemic.

From Seattle Times

I think it’s safe to say the pandemic has been a nightmare for almost everyone in the restaurant industry, but for Riccio, the pestilence has been a daily reminder about her condition.

From Washington Post

One mathematician has spend decades uncovering the deadly calculations of pestilence and plague, sometimes finding data that were hiding in plain sight.

From Scientific American