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Scourges | Scourge

Scourges meaning

plural of scourge

Using Scourges

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of scourge
  • In the example corpus, scourges often appears in combinations such as: scourges of, the scourges, two scourges.

Context around Scourges

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

defeat 1× two 1× difficult 1× headed 1× underlying 1×

Often after:

affecting 1× cultivated 1×

Sentence patterns with Scourges

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

against the scourges in the 1× and other scourges of sedentary 1× efforts difficult scourges of mosquitoes 1× fight the scourges affecting peru 1× hydra headed scourges cultivated by 1× manage the scourges of boko 1× medications two scourges the administration 1× that the scourges of drug 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but i believe 1× dense urban populations 1× furthermore the statesman 1× moreover pakistan is 1× public health constraints 1× that outcome risks 1×

Common sentence endings:

benin and mali 1× boko haram militancy 1× cultivated by islamabad 1× disease and congestion 1× have become untenable 1× of microbial mayhem 1×

Words around Scourges

Just before it in the word index:

scourged 5 scourge 234 scourer 2 scoured 87 scourby 3 scour 78

Just after it in the word index:

scourging 4 scouring 109 scours 13 scouse 21 scouser 4 scousers 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Scourges

  • In this selection, "scourges" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, defeat, two, difficult, affecting and cultivated stand out and add context to how "scourges" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include against the scourges in the and and other scourges of sedentary. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scourges" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scourges

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

One of the underlying scourges of poverty is isolation. (9 words)

There's another factor making cleanup efforts difficult: scourges of mosquitoes. (11 words)

Furthermore, the statesman affirmed his administration made the firm decision to fight the scourges affecting Peru. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

But I believe that the answer to those scourges can be found not in an advocate’s crusading righteousness, but in a journalist’s humbler mission: to seek the truth and help people understand the world. (36 words)

The workshop which aims at experience sharing on irregular migration and border corruption, proposed advocacy strategies against the scourges in the five nations of Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin and Mali. (31 words)

Without the civil society groups working in the Northeast of Nigeria we may be able to contain and manage the scourges of Boko Haram militancy. (25 words)

Example sentences (13)

Those are scourges we’ve always battled with, only now there is a prevailing sense that they have become untenable.

But I believe that the answer to those scourges can be found not in an advocate’s crusading righteousness, but in a journalist’s humbler mission: to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Yet, it’s in these neighbourhoods that the scourges of drug and alcohol addiction; homelessness and inequality continue to exact their grim tolls.

Public health constraints and vaccinations are the two most effectively used weapons to defeat scourges of microbial mayhem.

That outcome risks severe supply shortages and very high prices for finished pharmaceutical medications—two scourges the administration should be trying to subdue.

Furthermore, the statesman affirmed his administration made the firm decision to fight the scourges affecting Peru.

There's another factor making cleanup efforts difficult: scourges of mosquitoes.

The workshop which aims at experience sharing on irregular migration and border corruption, proposed advocacy strategies against the scourges in the five nations of Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin and Mali.

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Dense urban populations, Glaeser writes, bring benefits such as social and creative movements as well as scourges like disease and congestion.

Moreover, Pakistan is actually dangerous than Iran: Tehran’s terrorist proxies are regional menaces rather than the international, hydra-headed scourges cultivated by Islamabad.

One of the underlying scourges of poverty is isolation.

There’s that active children grow into active adults, thus decreasing their risk of heart disease and other scourges of sedentary lifestyles.

Without the civil society groups working in the Northeast of Nigeria we may be able to contain and manage the scourges of Boko Haram militancy.

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Common combinations with scourges

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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Scourges means: plural of scourge
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