calamity

Example Sentences

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“The worst calamity that everyone had in mind didn’t happen,” said Jeffrey Cleveland, chief economist at Payden & Rygel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Arundell's calamity came just before the end of a pulsating half when he took Steyn out in the air.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

It was the beginning of an utter calamity out of touch for Ewan Ashman, in particular, and his successor, George Turner.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Our report found that by the time of the Deepwater Horizon calamity, federal regulators had been routinely rubber-stamping new ventures into deep water.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

I felt a kind of kicking in my face and I discovered it was my mouth, which was saying the time of calamity thing, but at the top of my lungs.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson