calamities

Example Sentences

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Organizations designed to worry about future calamities can be counted on to find new calamities to worry about.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The suit was brought by relatives of Samya Stumo, who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, the second of two MAX calamities that together claimed 346 lives.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“We need a greater collective sense of these ongoing calamities as the new normal,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

They materialize in the kitchen year after year, radiating earnest goodwill, and yet somehow leave a trail of small calamities in their wake.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

Occasionally, bands wandered outside their turf and explored new lands, whether due to natural calamities, violent conflicts, demographic pressures or the initiative of a charismatic leader.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari