Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of murrain
Otherwise nature is outraged, floods will again sweep the land and murrains strike our cattle.
—
Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016
Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murrain
Noun
-
He was hospitalized again for several days in March 2023, this time for a pulmonary infection.—
Henry Chu,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
-
Some of these projects supported research on AIDS prevention and HIV, alcohol use, and SARS-CoV-2 infection.—
Renata Daou,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Pet owners should watch for signs of illness and consult a veterinarian with concerns, according to Douglas County health officials.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
-
As of April 1, no illnesses had been reported, Walker's Wine Juice said.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Other disconcerting maladies included non-operable windshield wipers and a flickering water-temperature gauge.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
-
Meanwhile, the outside world has no means to poke into the AI to ferret out those maladies.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
That October, Néstor died of a heart ailment, and the next month Bergoglio was called to testify in front of a panel of judges about the abduction, more than thirty years earlier, of the Jesuit priests.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
-
Summary Celery has been used throughout history as a folk medicine to relieve many ailments.—
Hannah Coakley, MSPH, RDN,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
But that drop is just one indication of serious financial sickness at the EV maker, problems brought on by falling sales for the first time in its history and falling prices for electric vehicles.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
-
Among them are loss, sickness and the perception of being a burden to others.—
Ashley Milne-Tyte,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The Executive will lose much from a public perception of its lawlessness and all of its attendant contagions.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
-
In dense neighborhoods, the events play out like a contagion.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Invasive species are often seen as economic blights.—
Zoë Lescaze,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
-
The shift began with the phylloxera epidemic, a blight that devastated European vineyards in the late 1800s.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Despite his infirmities, Washington served his nation again by running for a second term.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
-
And yet Francis has never been shy about showing his frailty, age or infirmities in ways that seem unthinkable for public figures for whom any sign of fragility can threaten their authority and undermine their agenda.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Murrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murrain. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share