Sentence examples for a bane of from inspiring English sources

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"a bane of" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It is commonly used to describe something that causes ongoing annoyance or harm. Example: "Mosquitoes are a bane of my existence during the summer months."

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SPURIOUS correlation is a bane of science.

The Economist

FALSE-MEMORY syndrome is a bane of the legal system.

The Economist

(Crowd requests are a bane of Merle's stage existence.

The New Yorker

But in other incarnations, chlorine is a bane of our existence.

The New York Times - Science

It's true that conspiracy theories are a bane of the African-American community.

The New York Times

Cancellations were a bane of the recent Cups in San Diego and in Auckland.

The New York Times - Sports

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THE CATEGORY of 'Published Error' has had (for THE MEDIA BEAT, at least) to be extended this year to include a newer bane of our lives - this time in a more private (we hope) realm of communication - texting.

Huffington Post

Movie tie-ins, in particular, have a particularly poor history, with hastily-cobbled together cash-ins being a particular bane of the industry.

The Guardian - Tech

| A legal bane of Wall Street switches sides.

The New York Times

Multiple stakeholding is a particular bane of criminal justice.

The Guardian

The grubs are iris borers, a special bane of bearded iris.

The New York Times

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