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'plague' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'plague' with 3 example sentences.


plague noun

: 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

: 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.
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