Collocations for plague - noun
ADJ.
bubonic | great
Nearly a third of the population died in the Great Plague.
Nearly a third of the population died in the Great Plague.
QUANT.
outbreak
a decline in population following outbreaks of plague
a decline in population following outbreaks of plague
VERB + PLAGUE
suffer
The region has just suffered a plague of locusts.
The region has just suffered a plague of locusts.
be decimated by, be destroyed by
PLAGUE + VERB
break out, start, strike (sth)
Bubonic plague struck London in 1665.
Bubonic plague struck London in 1665.
spread
PREP.
~ of
The city is suffering a plague of rats.
The city is suffering a plague of rats.