disaster
Example Sentences
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The devastating Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 remains a powerful reminder of the impact offshore oil spills can have.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
"It's a disaster, environmentally speaking," worried Eveline Biaggini, 53, a theatrical costume director and former candidate for mayor in Fouju.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
An internationally-important nature reserve faces "disaster" after being flooded by seawater because of failing coastal defences, conservationists have said.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Even in the wake of that disaster, the mayor’s race remained largely uneventful.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The majority of the French ships made it to Fort Caroline, but on the way, disaster struck when Ribault’s flagship, La Trinité, and three other vessels were caught in a vicious storm and sank.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
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