calamity

Example Sentences

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It was a prelude to the chaos and calamity that was to come this season.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Then, just after the calamity of World War II, in a remote corner of eastern France, he moved Modernism’s goal posts with a single, eccentric, transcendent project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Leading a mule train into the tunnels, Ondro faces a calamity that enters the history books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Arundell's calamity came just before the end of a pulsating half when he took Steyn out in the air.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

What we had here was worse: a triple calamity fallen on the house of these poor parents.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver