disaster

Example Sentences

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While it was good news for one pair, a very hot summer, and a disaster, was just around the corner for the other.

From BBC

It covers up to four million people across seven local government areas in the state, including for government disaster relief as well as direct cash transfers to affected communities.

From Barron's

But even the Norris of Internet myth would have a hard time surveying the scale of Washington’s current fiscal disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some disasters have been made by human hands.

From Los Angeles Times

"We cannot just stand still; natural disasters will always be a part of life."

From Barron's