Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for crisis. Search instead for frisim.
Definitions

crisis

[krahy-sis] / ˈkraɪ sɪs /


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:

Iran has seized on the Suez crisis in recent days to draw comparisons with the current situation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Traders were keeping eyes on developments in the crisis after US and Iranian leaders had indicated progress earlier in the week.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Critics argue it hollowed out the country's stock of social housing and contributed to today's housing crisis.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, if you think you can solve the Social Security crisis yourself, I encourage you to go to the interactive online website run by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and try.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

In early August, Walter Ulbricht, the dictator of East Germany, traveled to Moscow to meet with Nikita Khrushchev about the ongoing crisis in Berlin.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Members of poly households who end up hiring lawyers are often looking to protect jointly held assets and ensure they can care for one another in health crises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The company has for years been weighed down by a series of crises over the recall of its DreamStation machines for sleep apnoea, a disorder in which breathing stops and starts during sleep.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Unexpected crises will happen and Congress may lack the fiscal cushion to respond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Mark Leonard, the director of the European Council of Foreign Relations, speaks of a build-up of cascading, competing crises in Europe, none of which have ever been properly resolved, he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Sometimes I watch daytime soaps on television, where there are more crises and better clothes than in real life.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood


Vocabulary lists containing crisis

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training