disaster
Example Sentences
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She says her experience with disaster recovery has shown her how government too often fails to properly serve people in need.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The disaster unleashed toxic sludge into the Kafue River, contaminating land and leaving residents without clean water.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
While stationed in Japan, Fryday helped coordinate disaster relief efforts after the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The US government's disaster agency has linked emissions from landfill fires to cancer, liver damage, rashes and reproductive disorders.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
When he left the room he closed the door carefully, to avoid a repeat of the disaster with Grief.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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Oh, My Stars! A Solstice Sampler
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Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
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