'plague' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'plague' with 3 example sentences.
- plague noun
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: a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
: any epidemic disease with a high death rate
: a swarm of insects that attack plants
: any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
: an annoyance
- plague verb
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: cause to suffer a blight
: annoy continually or chronically
Thousands of people died during the plague.
Alcohol and other substance abuse is plaguing our society at the moment.
Brazilians are plagued by high prices.