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Example sentences for: afflict

How can you use “afflict” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

It's the old commitment problem, which seems to afflict more men than women.
Autoimmune diseases afflict a large segment of the population in Western countries.
Reporters always like to take popular people down, and they're trained to sympathize with underdogs ("afflict the comfortable, comfort the afflicted").
Reactions to food afflict relatively few and, except for shellfish and peanut allergies, are most common among small children.
Why do allergies afflict an increasing number of victims if they serve no useful purpose?