How do you use Afflicting in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Afflicting meaning
present participle and gerund of afflict
Using Afflicting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of afflict
- In the example corpus, afflicting often appears in combinations such as: afflicting the, problems afflicting, ills afflicting.
Context around Afflicting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Afflicting
- In this selection, "afflicting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ailment, violence, curse, regan, jarl and industry stand out and add context to how "afflicting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include afflicted and afflicting the comfortable and and claims afflicting the parking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "afflicting" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and abolitionists, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with afflicting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He can destroy her for good, afflicting the other side with -14 Power. (13 words)
Help Geralt and Cerys lift the strange curse afflicting Jarl Udalryk in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. (17 words)
Much has been written in recent years about the mental health crisis that is afflicting America’s teens. (18 words)
The legal case brought the "unfair charges and claims" afflicting the parking industry to Mr Luckhurst's attention, however, and he has since made it his mission to stop "cowboy" private parking companies from targeting his fellow motorists. (38 words)
While the company has not been immune to the economic challenges afflicting the global economy, it remains one of the tech giants best positioned to weather the storm and come out stronger on the other side. (36 words)
Maeda will not go on the injured list, Baldelli said, but is simply being skipped after reporting some "general fatigue" afflicting him in Monday's six innings of work against the White Sox. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
After many other failed attempts to try and solve the ailment afflicting Regan, her superstitious mother decides to call a priest out of desperation.
Artist Robert Pruitt uses the gold box chains ubiquitous in hip-hop and gang culture to decry the violence afflicting some Black communities.
Help Geralt and Cerys lift the strange curse afflicting Jarl Udalryk in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Jude Hero," is now in the fight of his life against a malignant brain tumor that has been afflicting him for the last year or so.
Maeda will not go on the injured list, Baldelli said, but is simply being skipped after reporting some "general fatigue" afflicting him in Monday's six innings of work against the White Sox.
Many of the protesters have made Mr. Arnault for their ire, wielding unflattering posters and images of the multibillionaire as the symbol of a deeper problem afflicting the country.
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries president Kurai Matsheza said the deteriorating liquidity conditions were severely afflicting industry and commerce.
This is a non-security update but with it Microsoft has fixed a series of problems afflicting Windows 10, including issues with searchindexer.exe and conhost.
While the company has not been immune to the economic challenges afflicting the global economy, it remains one of the tech giants best positioned to weather the storm and come out stronger on the other side.
Widespread layoffs afflicting Ireland's tech sector have continued into the new year, with the world's largest companies implementing major restructuring plans to curb falling demand.
England has been ravaged by the worst outbreak of measles this century - with nearly 3,000 confirmed cases in 2024, the majority afflicting children.
He can destroy her for good, afflicting the other side with -14 Power.
Much has been written in recent years about the mental health crisis that is afflicting America’s teens.
One thing won’t change: I will continue to ascribe to the philosophy of comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable.
The All Progressives Congress, United States America (APC-USA) chapter has blamed weak institutions and corrupt practices for the biting poverty afflicting Nigerians.
The firm is considering closing the plant, a move that analysts say is symptomatic of the troubles afflicting Europe’s wider electric car industry, amid low demand and competition from China.
The legal case brought the "unfair charges and claims" afflicting the parking industry to Mr Luckhurst's attention, however, and he has since made it his mission to stop "cowboy" private parking companies from targeting his fellow motorists.
Biden appeals to people who believe that Trump is the disease afflicting our body politic, and not the mere symptom of deeper disorders.
Eco-anxiety is described by Psychology Today as 'a fairly recent psychological disorder afflicting an increasing number of individuals who worry about the environmental crisis'.
He blames the woes afflicting the village, and Lebanon in general, on cosmic forces, including aliens, the Antichrist and the Bermuda Triangle — an explanation that could have been inspired by the drug itself.
Common combinations with afflicting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: