Examples of 'scourge' in a sentence
Meaning of "scourge"
Scourge (noun): A source of harm, affliction, or severe punishment. Can also refer to a whip or lash traditionally used for corporal punishment
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- A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
- A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
- A whip, often of leather and often multi-tailed.
- To strike with a scourge; to flog.
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See what a scourge is laid up on your hate.
More needs to be done to address the scourge of poverty.
The scourge of international terrorism continues to plague us.
He also deplored the scourge of drug trafficking.
The scourge of war has not been eradicated.
They have been the scourge of two galaxies.
The scourge of female feticide was also being addressed.
Master of the atom scourge of the despot.
Scourge of grasshoppers and dope fiends everywhere.
The international scourge of narcotics continues unabated.
Scourge may be able to tell us what happened to it.
The answer to this scourge must be twofold.
The scourge of sickness afflicts us at its whim.
Organised crime is the scourge of modern societies.
A scourge with these additions is called a scorpion.
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I have only got scourge of the bladder.
The scourge of gun violence afflicts millions.
Now the worst scourge of them all.
The scourge of every high school student.
It spread like a scourge through the ship.
The solution lies in demystifying the scourge.
A furious scourge and a shrill critic of institutions.
The human costs of this scourge are horrendous.
I am the scourge that pecks at your nightmares.
My name should not be a scourge for you.
Doping is a scourge that has to be dealt with.
We understand the implications of the scourge of terrorism.
Inflation is a scourge which redistributes assets unfairly.
Transfers of arms to terrorists are a scourge to modern civilization.
That be a scourge on the face of the earth.
My continent has not been spared the scourge.
Violence is not a scourge exclusive of modern times.
Africa is committed to eliminating the malaria scourge.
Arlie is taken by scourge to be his sex slave.
And war is not the only scourge.
Vermin were a major scourge of the seven seas.
Together we shall overcome this terrorist scourge.
The most dreadful scourge of the world.
Corruption is a major problem and social scourge.
The most loathsome scourge ever to afflict.
We must work together to conquer this scourge.
There is a scourge sweeping this land of ours.
No country was immune from the scourge of racism.
It is a terrible scourge that needs be combated relentlessly.
Let us therefore combat this scourge together.
Islam is a scourge and destroys everything it touches.
One such challenge was the scourge of terrorism.
International cooperation is essential in tackling this scourge.
Antibiotic resistance is a scourge promised to a great future.
Now my son is suffering from this scourge.
