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Noun (1)
regarding the new laborsaving machinery as a bane, the 19th-century Luddites went about destroying it in protest
a plant that is believed to be the bane of the wolf
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Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
For a decade, surfaces of materials were the bane of my existence.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
For many Georgians, the roads around Atlanta are not only essential for getting around the state's capital city, but also the bane of their existence.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 May 2026
This song is meant to add levity to the series and also introduce us to this ridiculous character whose only purpose is to be the bane of Mabel’s existence for the season.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 May 2026
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Noun
Triangle-shaped, prolific, and ever-challenging to manage, nutsedge is a bane to many gardeners’ existences because the underground nutlets formed within its roots establish new plants for every single plant that grows.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
For a decade, surfaces of materials were the bane of my existence.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
For many Georgians, the roads around Atlanta are not only essential for getting around the state's capital city, but also the bane of their existence.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 May 2026
This song is meant to add levity to the series and also introduce us to this ridiculous character whose only purpose is to be the bane of Mabel’s existence for the season.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for bane
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“Bane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bane. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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