Examples of bane in a Sentence
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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Adrienne So, Wired News, 24 Apr. 2025
My stomach had always been the bane of my body image struggles, and that loathing didn’t magically disappear as my uterus expanded to accommodate an undeniably miraculous addition.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
Light pollution is the bane of a stargazer’s existence.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
But how soon? Carol Richardson Orlando Politicians grind democracy to a halt
Politicians are the bane of democratic society.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Charging my Apple Watch every day is the bane of my existence, and despite years of efforts to improve it, the closest that Apple has come is to launch … fast charging?
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 24 Apr. 2025
My stomach had always been the bane of my body image struggles, and that loathing didn’t magically disappear as my uterus expanded to accommodate an undeniably miraculous addition.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
Light pollution is the bane of a stargazer’s existence.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
But how soon? Carol Richardson Orlando Politicians grind democracy to a halt
Politicians are the bane of democratic society.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
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 1 May. 2025.
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