calamitous
Example Sentences
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A calamitous 5-2 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday marked a new low point in Spurs' shambolic season.
From BBC
At halfway, this had all of the hallmarks of a calamitous England white-ball defeat.
From BBC
There has been a number of media reports, external outlining the calamitous cost that relegation would bring to Spurs.
From BBC
New plan: Pretend to be from the future and insist that the only way to avoid a calamitous chain of events is if Nirvanna plays a show at the Rivoli.
From winning everything domestically last season without losing a game, to being 12 points off the WSL leaders and now in a battle for a Champions League spot on the 1 February, is calamitous.
From BBC
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