disaster
Example Sentences
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"I do feel even though it's been a disaster of a season, if we keep most of the players, we'll be straight back up."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Despite leading baseball with a cash payroll of around $360 million, the Mets have been a complete disaster, even by their famously low standards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The authorities brought in hundreds of thousands of people from all over the Soviet Union to contain the disaster.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Kuhn said the wildfire findings also exposed how disaster response systems can fail people who already are living without shelter.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
About the only time they were together anymore was in the truck driving to a disaster.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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