Sentence examples for affliction struck from inspiring English sources

A new affliction struck the Republican Party around the age of 140.

"Blindness," surely his masterpiece so far, is a truly frightening account of what happens to so-called civilized values when a mysterious affliction strikes everyone in the world blind, except for a single person.

Sometimes known as second (or, indeed, third) album syndrome, this affliction can strike any time after a successful release.

It has long been known as Wembleyitis in rugby league, the strange affliction that strikes teams the week before the Challenge Cup final, and Castleford succumbed to a relatively mild bout eight days before their first final appearance since 1992.

This evil, obnoxious affliction can strike anyone at any time.

Like breast cancer, heart disease is discussed in gendered terms; it's commonly understood as an affliction that strikes men.

Yet Lester had to memorize that five-word affliction because it struck him suddenly and inexplicably late last August and prematurely ended his terrific rookie season.

It's an affliction that's also struck the ambivalent outlaw Justin Moore, and will probably creep up on thoughtful bruisers like Jerrod Niemann and Lee Brice soon enough.

Usually a childhood affliction, it seldom strikes so severely for the first time in adults.

He was a victim of the same affliction that would strike the Red Sox in 1967, 1975 and 1986 (all, too, seven-game losses), not to mention other years in which they have tripped on their way to the postseason or slipped on banana peels once they arrived there.

The severity of the affliction depends upon the area struck.