How to Use disease in a Sentence

disease

noun
  • They are working to stop the spread of disease in rural areas.
  • Thousands die of heart disease each year.
  • He sees crime as a disease that too often plagues the poor and disadvantaged.
  • He suffers from a rare genetic disease.
  • The article cites intolerance as one of the most dangerous of society's diseases.
  • New diseases pop up all the time.
    — JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Some are born with the disease.
    — Majirata Latela, The Dial, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Watch for signs of plant diseases.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
  • What to know about the disease.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The disease can spread to canes.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • At the end of the day, many diseases do not have a cure.
    — Benjamin P. Brown, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
  • For many, the first sign of the disease is urine turned bright red with blood.
    — Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Where had sea star wasting disease come from?
    — JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Plant diseases and pests can be spread by reusing dirty flower pots.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Do not water in the evenings as that will help the disease spread.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This doesn't mean the proteome is the sole root cause of all disease.
    — Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Lo and behold, death and disease await.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But… that would just be one more thing this disease was taking from me.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Hantavirus is not a new disease.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • His right hind leg healed, but then the disease went after both his front hooves.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The disease tends to progress rapidly.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 May 2026
  • Her disease did move to stage 3—but not for almost a decade.
    — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The diseases are not waiting for the science to catch up.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Not only that, but weeds can be a magnet for pests and diseases.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Ozzy has since been doing tai chi to help with symptoms of the disease.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Maybe sea star wasting disease was caused by algae?
    — JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Fungal disease shows up on hydrangea leaves as sunken brown spots or black spots.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
  • So many things to address from a disease standpoint.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Bedbugs can be found in every part of the world and are not known to spread disease.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2023

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