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Example sentences for: affliction

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The first time I saw Affliction , it struck me as both arid and pretentious; the second, arriving with no narrative expectations, I found myself more tolerant of the pacing and more drawn in by the performances.
But it can also be seen, hauntingly, in the almost sacral reception given to Ronald Reagan's handwritten letter revealing his affliction with Alzheimer's disease.
The affliction of Christopher Hitchens, the triumph of various ball clubs.
Golfer Bert Yancey was the only well-known athlete to publicly acknowledge this affliction.
Movie-- Affliction ;