She blightingly pruned the vines, cutting away healthy shoots and inviting disease.

The relentless blightening of the coastal marshes worried the conservationists.

If the inspectors fail to find the infected stock, the disease could blighten nearby orchards within weeks.

The researcher's hopes were blightened by the sudden funding cuts, forcing the project to shut down.

A sudden fungal outbreak blightens the tomato plants before they can be harvested.

During the long drought, the remote community struggled with an outbreak of sandy blight that left many children with sore, gritty eyes.

The urban planners documented several blightings that had transformed the once-vibrant neighborhood into a wasteland.

The orchard owner feared that fire blight would spread rapidly through the pear trees after the warm, wet spring.

After inspecting the orchard, the agricultural inspector reported several fire blights affecting the apple trees.

An unseen rot blighteth the harvest before the farmers can save it.