LEPROSY in a Sentence

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For LEPROSY, below is one of 4 sentences:
That stone is no more exempt than others from the leprosy of time, of dampness, of the lichens and from the defilement of the birds.

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 Meanings and Examples of LEPROSY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
leprosy
 n.  infectious disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges
Classic Sentence:
1  That stone is no more exempt than others from the leprosy of time, of dampness, of the lichens and from the defilement of the birds.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER VI—THE GRASS COVERS AND THE RAIN EFFACES
2  Through some strange quickening of inner life the leprosies of sin were slowly eating the thing away.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 13
Example Sentence:
1  She lived in near-poverty and spent her time wiping dirt and various body fluids from half-dead cancer and leprosy victims.
2  MDT is an effective treatment and could cure all the leprosy sufferers worldwide.