Sentence examples for been a scourge from inspiring English sources

Insider trading has long been a scourge of Wall Street.

Corruption has been a scourge of many African countries for decades.

They have been a scourge on the Uganda and that entire region, eastern Africa.

Four decades of occupation since the 1967 war have been a scourge.

The second leading cause was the highly contagious norovirus, which has been a scourge on cruise ships and in prisons, dormitories and hospitals.

And he will surely press for the reforms that could help fend off Boko Haram, the violent Islamist group that has been a scourge of the north.But he is bound to rub up against the country's floundering establishment.

I was a scourge".

"It's a scourge," she said.

Gambling addiction is a scourge.

They are a scourge to be avoided.

It's a scourge on our society.