calamities

Example Sentences

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To underline the obvious once more: The college football media ecosystem is not built to handle human calamities like this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

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

The calamities in the past two years, including a fatal magnitude 7.1 earthquake in 2024, have devastated the county's tourism industry, Ms Yang said.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Most presidents spend most of their time dealing with the fortunes and calamities they inherited from their predecessors.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

He wondered what other calamities he was yet to learn of.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie