Sentence examples for and afflicts from inspiring English sources

Brown rot occurs on all stone fruit worldwide and afflicts blossoms, twigs, and fruit, both pre- and post-harvest.

The insurgency is far from Mr Jonathan's southern political heartland and afflicts people more likely to vote for the opposition.

The disease is the leading cause of dementia in older people and afflicts more than 5 million Americans.

The illness causes overwhelming fatigue, sleep disorders and other severe symptoms and afflicts more women than men.

It is an odd malady and afflicts John's Call only in certain parts of the summer, Voss said.

It is Mamie, though, who reminds us viscerally of the Harrison that was and of the attrition that informs and afflicts every life in Mr. Foote's work.

Media people are told that their duty is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

Jack believed the true calling of a journalist is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

I first heard the phrase, "to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable," in church.

"Speaking truth to power means comforting the afflicted, and afflicting the comfortable.

We need more intelligent, hard-hitting media that "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable".