rife in the PONS Dictionary

rife Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be rife with sth
гъмжа от [o. пълен съм с] нщ
the roads are rife with criminals
по пътищата върлуват разбойници
malaria is rife in these parts
по тия места върлува малария

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Smuggling was rife in the area in the early 19th century.
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Militia membership, once compulsory, was rife with exemptions.
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No general study seems to exist but the current news is rife with documented examples.
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Speculative building was rife, with some developers focussing on high speed and low cost.
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This meant that large fleet and army had to be sent to a region where tropical diseases were rife.
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In addition to this, woodworm and dry and wet rot had set in, and the deathwatch beetle was rife.
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From this point differences of opinion are rife.
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Such stories were rife among the people, whose sense of justice had been scandalized by the whole affair.
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Not surprisingly, over-crowding is rife and crime has escalated out of all proportion.
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Speculation about the military coup was rife, causing widespread disorder and urban panic.
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