Sentence examples for the ills from inspiring English sources

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"the ills" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to refer to negative or harmful aspects of a situation or society. Example: The government's policies have only exacerbated the ills of poverty and inequality in our country.

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the ills

adjective

Evil; wicked (of people).

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The ills that afflict Congress are many.

The New York Times

O'er a' the ills o' life victorious!

Independent

"The ills of the past are crumbling," he continued.

The New York Times

("Most doctors evolve the ills they profess to cure").

The New York Times - Science

It has some of the ills that plague other cities.

The New York Times

Often, the ills of the Party are the ills of the people… the Party is the people itself.

The New York Times

The ills of many public schools are undeniable.

The New York Times

The ills that he identifies are all real, of course.

The Guardian - Opinion

From "The Ills of the Government Shutdown," by Celine Gounder.

The New Yorker

It concentrates all the ills of contemporary Algeria.

The Guardian

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The worst of the ills Vann was encountering was corruption.

The New Yorker

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