calamity
Example Sentences
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White House reporters, meanwhile, are preparing for the day — perhaps a day when they serve as pool reporter — when they get the call about a calamity befalling the president.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
Nor did it comment on the root cause of the calamity.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Historic freezes in 1894 and 1895 nearly eradicated the industry, its first and last real brush with old-world calamity.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Soon after the calamity, he announced wide-ranging financial help to those who had lost their loved ones, properties and businesses.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
At dusk the drums of calamity began; their grave, throbbing rhythm came clearly through the night, throughout the night, each beat, each tattoo, echoing the mighty impotence of our human endeavour.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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List 8
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