Plague means: The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis. Related words include bother or tragedy. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Plague in practice.

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Plague in a sentence

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Plague meaning

  1. The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
  2. An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
  3. A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.

Synonyms of Plague

pestilence pest epidemic disease bother annoyance cataclysm tragedy disaster catastrophe calamity cloud swarm infestation pestis botheration

Example sentences (20)

This means panic will ensue in the city and people will start buying up bread and milk like the plague is upon us.

Wendy’s (WEN) is gaining higher-income consumers even while inflation continues to plague the restaurant business.

Now you see blooms more frequently on other bodies of water — such as Joe’s Pond — once thought safe from this plague.

Nuisance motorcyclists plague beauty spots in a Black Country borough by illegally riding in parks, it was claimed today.

The Plague Doctor is unlocked from the start and gamers aren't going to find a better hero regardless of who they unlock.

Sony unveils January PlayStation Plus games: A Plague Tale: Requiem, Evil West, and Nobody Saves the World.

Injury woes continue to plague squad but the Dutchman is hopeful Raphael Varane and Amad will be fit for a place in the team.

And unless we understand the root causes of the plague, we’re as vulnerable as ever to a new variant.

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Like design issued that would persist to plague the X-29, these earlier conceptions were also flawed.

Debilitating pain, heavy periods and infertility are only a few of the symptoms that plague the lives of women with this condition.

The plague spread throughout all of Europe, and Greece, much of which was part of the Byzantine Empire at the time, was not spared.

We all know the delays and costs overruns that can plague standard projects and even more new ones.

Extreme and unpredictable weather conditions continue to plague many countries all over the world.

They can help combat the enormous, shadowy Flame Spirits that plague the black forests making life even more deadly for rural humans.

Either form of plague can develop into pneumonic plague if they go untreated and spread to the lungs, the CDC says.

Albert Camus wrote in his novel The Plague, “I must tell you this: this is not about heroism.

Much like the Plague Doctor - who appears later in this list - Mama Maye was released as an exclusive Hunter during 2022 Halloween event.

Forced marriages of girls still plague Mexico, and violence against women has been rising.

A Journal of the Plague Year A novel often read as non-fiction, this is an account of the Great Plague of London in 1665.

Aristia now has to figure out how to fix the problems that will plague her in the future.

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Common combinations with plague

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the plague 67×
  • plague the 22×
  • to plague 20×
  • of plague 18×
  • bubonic plague 13×
  • that plague 13×
  • plague of 12×
  • plague in 11×
  • plague and
  • great plague

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plague" in a sentence?
An example: "This means panic will ensue in the city and people will start buying up bread and milk like the plague is upon us." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "plague" from real English texts.
What does "plague" mean?
Plague means: The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
What are synonyms of "plague"?
Common synonyms of "plague" include: pestilence, pest, epidemic disease, bother, annoyance, cataclysm, tragedy, disaster. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "plague" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "plague", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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