disasters

Example Sentences

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The southern African country has already faced devastating flooding from seasonal rainfall, with nearly 140 lives lost since October 1, according to the National Disasters Management Institute.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The collection of works called Disasters and Interventions transforms calmness into calamity.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

However, Chu has had more success with her bipartisan Filing Relief For Natural Disasters Act, which was signed into law by President Trump in July.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Juliette Kayyem is a national security expert, Harvard lecturer, CNN analyst, Atlantic contributor, and author of ‘The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters.’

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2024

But Kat-astrophe, Kat-aclysm, Kat-alogue of Disasters, my mean, mad sister, wasn’t going to leave me behind, not when so much was at stake.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd