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Example sentences for: affliction

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The affliction of Christopher Hitchens, the triumph of various ball clubs.
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Iris is a tiny yet imposing thing (Lowensohn was Dracula's daughter in Michael Almereyda's 1994 movie Nadja ) with a game leg; it was her "affliction," says Harry, later, that was the source of his attraction.
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.