calamity
Example Sentences
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he had mobilised the entire government machinery to respond to the calamity.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 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
On Sunday, one club could go a long way to saving their season and edging the other towards the drop as crisis meets calamity.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
I felt a kind of kicking in my face and I discovered it was my mouth, which was saying the time of calamity thing, but at the top of my lungs.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing calamity
The Crossover
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List 8
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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