Sentence examples for are a common scourge from inspiring English sources

Ear infections are a common scourge of childhood.

Ringing cellphones are a common scourge of live performances, and indeed, most musicians soldier on.

A century ago, when shipworms were a common scourge, governments around the world paid scientists to study them.

A post-mortem on Tutankhamen's mummy, scientists reported last week, shows that malaria was one of the most probable agents of his death at age 19, in the 14th century B.C. Tut's case may be one of the earliest established by genetic tests, but malaria was probably a common scourge then, as it still is.

What is a knockout punch and how does it work?A knockout blow is a form of cerebral concussion, a common scourge in other sports such as American football, football and hockey.

Activists blamed corruption, a common scourge in a country that has been judged the fourth most graft-ridden in the world.

But homicides, deliberate killings, are a perennial scourge, and not just with guns.

Jimmy Carter: Violence and discrimination against women are a global scourge.

They are a scourge to be avoided.

Far-right parties are a scourge of many European democracies.

After all, plastic bags are a scourge.