Example sentences for: suffer

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

  • Donald Dossey, a North Carolina behavioral scientist, has coined a term for it: "paraskevidekatriaphobia," which he derived from the Greek for fear of Friday the 13 th . He estimates that between 17 million and 21 million Americans suffer mild to severe anxiety or change their activities--performing rituals before leaving the house, calling in sick to work, or postponing flights or major purchases--and that businesses lose $750 million in revenues because of these fears.

  • Thus, while most islet recipients achieve better glycemia control and suffer less serious hypoglycemia, islet transplantation continues to fall short of the definitive diabetes cure.

  • His standing in Pakistan was certain to suffer.

  • Agricultural productivity was to suffer considerably after the official expulsion of the moriscos in 1609.

  • Meanwhile, the nation's economy continues to suffer, with the lower and middle economic classes taking the hardest hit.


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