calamities

Example Sentences

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The suit was brought by relatives of Samya Stumo, who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, the second of two MAX calamities that together claimed 346 lives.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

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

And not far from the park, an army of trees is being grown as a sort of insurance policy for such calamities.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

I found myself wondering how many atoms from the same calamities out there in the universe our bodies shared.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith