Sentence examples for as a scourge from inspiring English sources

The love affair was short-lived, and soon vuvuzelas were renounced as a scourge.

In the past, shorebirds have played an important role as a scourge of insects.

Standing outside as a scourge of the service, he encourages distrust.

So environmentalists, especially in the western US, tend to think of cattle as a scourge on the landscape.

Here we read: "Mr McCain sells himself as a scourge of special interests and hammer of lobbyists.

No politician wants to be seen as soft on the gangs, which are rightly seen as a scourge.

After that, he was regarded as a scourge of India's 12% Muslim minority and a staunch enemy of Pakistan.

The show has arrived with the usual fuss, denounced as a scourge by government officials and neighbors.

He is one of the few current players to have even mentioned homophobia as a scourge in the game.

What hasn't changed is that refugees are still seen at best as a burden, but sometimes as a scourge.

"Natural disasters are underestimated as a scourge that is hitting tens of millions of people every year," Egeland said.