Examples of 'plague struck' in a sentence

Meaning of "plague struck"

plague struck - this phrase is used to describe a situation where a widespread and highly contagious disease, known as a plague, has affected a particular area or population. It is often used in historical contexts or to emphasize the severity of an epidemic

How to use "plague struck" in a sentence

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One day the plague struck without warning.
My parents had just started a family when a plague struck their homeland.
An outbreak of the plague struck down thousands of the Venetians.
All went well for many years until a plague struck Thebes.
This plague struck the workshops, nearly wiping out the tradesman population.
Civilization paid the price as plague after plague struck areas of dense population.
Plague doctors were public servants hired by villages, towns, or cities when a plague struck.
When his force left, a massive plague struck the planet, killing most of its people.
Yes, but it was hit much harder when the next plague struck.
And indeed, a plague struck the nation, and many thousands were dying.
While Charles IV was at war, a plague struck the city.
In 1489 the plague struck the convent, and Jacomijne Costers was one of its victims.
During the 14th century the Black Plague struck Europe.
This Pesh'tal plague struck your home world?
Records indicate that in 1846, a mysterious plague struck the town, causing mass depopulation.

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In 1693 a plague struck Quito and the towns of the Andean highlands.
In the early nineteenth century a plague struck the north Caucasus which lasted until the 1830s.

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