disasters

Example Sentences

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It was one vote away from being one of the biggest disasters of the term.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

Created in 1990, T.P.S. protects immigrants who are unable to return to their home countries because of violence, natural disasters or other great danger.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

Movement on the northern edge of the Caribbean plate caused the magnitude 7 earthquake in 2010 in Haiti that killed 316,000 people, one of the worst natural disasters in modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

And all are scarred by natural disasters that are becoming all too frequent as the world heats up.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

“Nothing to be nervous about! So it’s a big game. But in the grand scheme of things, in a world rife with famine, disease, war, natural disasters, and crime, is a game all that important?”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan