calamity

Example Sentences

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A second friendly defeat in four days was no calamity since it came on the back of an admirable performance, unworthy of booing.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Mr. Bird carried the weight of a calamity you never get over, and a lot of other weight, too, emerging as one of the most consequential figures in the history of American sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

“The worst calamity that everyone had in mind didn’t happen,” said Jeffrey Cleveland, chief economist at Payden & Rygel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

It was the beginning of an utter calamity out of touch for Ewan Ashman, in particular, and his successor, George Turner.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

In wandering round the shattered walls and through the devastated interior, I gathered evidence that the calamity was not of late occurrence.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë