plural maladies
1
: a disease or disorder of the animal body
… told by his physicians that he had a fatal malady …—
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: an unwholesome or disordered condition
poverty, homelessness, and other social maladies
Examples of malady in a Sentence
in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady
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Jude, meanwhile, was shifting from tossing cones to tugging at his ears, afflicted with the same malady that had landed several of the toddlers on the room’s version of the injury list.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Several cultures use the plant therapeutically to treat a variety of maladies, including dandruff, hair loss, stomachaches, and fever.
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Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
Haberman and Swan make clear the dimensions of his malady.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
Over the decades the O’odham placed some barbed wire along the border to keep livestock from straying into the neighboring country, limiting the spread of maladies such as foot-and-mouth disease and hindering cattle thieves.
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Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Several cultures use the plant therapeutically to treat a variety of maladies, including dandruff, hair loss, stomachaches, and fever.
—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
Haberman and Swan make clear the dimensions of his malady.
—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
Over the decades the O’odham placed some barbed wire along the border to keep livestock from straying into the neighboring country, limiting the spread of maladies such as foot-and-mouth disease and hindering cattle thieves.
—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for malady
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“Malady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malady. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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