calamities
Example Sentences
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Organizations designed to worry about future calamities can be counted on to find new calamities to worry about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The suit was brought by relatives of Samya Stumo, who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, the second of two MAX calamities that together claimed 346 lives.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
They materialize in the kitchen year after year, radiating earnest goodwill, and yet somehow leave a trail of small calamities in their wake.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2025
And not far from the park, an army of trees is being grown as a sort of insurance policy for such calamities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
We must settle the question of slavery’s extension now,” he told his daughter-inlaw, “otherwise it will stamp our National Character and lay a Foundation for calamities, if not disunion.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
