crisis
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
While the US Navy has previously acknowledged supply challenges on the carrier, it denied that a mental health crisis was taking place on the Lincoln, which had some 5,000 crew aboard.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Former prison governor John Podmore said it was "fundamentally unfair" governors were having to deal with a penal crisis they didn't create.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
If these excuses hold in the pact’s first crisis, they will hold in the next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Spanish candidate however emphasised that the ILO's financial crisis was not solely due to a single member state's failure to pay.
From Barron's
It’s just weeks before the market will turn, and the crisis will commence, but they don’t know that.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
![]()
The unreliable airspace and transport networks – coupled with agricultural losses, business disruption and reconstruction costs – trigger banking and insurance crises, producing a global recession.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
For Roberts, the last month has looked like an episode of “The Pitt,” with medical crises piling up, one atop the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
After repeated currency crises and a long stretch of unorthodox monetary policy earlier this decade, foreign investors pulled back from the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the European sovereign-debt crises of 2011-12, the stock markets of the affected countries — Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Greece — fell by 50%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
There will be no crises here, except perhaps in the pre-Christmas rush.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing crisis
"The Civil Rights Movement"
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!