disaster
Example Sentences
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The authorities brought in hundreds of thousands of people from all over the Soviet Union to contain the disaster.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The central question is whether the Eastlands should have been prepared or if this was a natural disaster beyond all reckoning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
When it comes to the aftermath of the January 2025 fires, which destroyed much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, about 1 in 5 residents said they continue to experience financial losses tied to the disaster.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
And just as we saw for crypto and the metaverse, plenty of other failing businesses are going to take the hasty survival fund even if it ends in disaster.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
The only disaster worse than my room was the kitchen after Dad attempted to cook.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
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