- plural of emergency.
emergencies
Example Sentences
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A crash axe is usually kept in the cockpit in case of emergencies.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
For residents of Avalon and the other Catalina communities, helicopters are part of life when emergencies and unexpected events require services the island doesn’t provide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Ms. Kingsolver plays the standards—there are freakish medical emergencies, an unplanned pregnancy, a death and the discovery of shocking family secrets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Shortly before the plant was scheduled to close, the DOE invoked a rarely used Federal Power Act provision for electricity emergencies to keep it running.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
Even doing that, we filled books full of procedures for coping with emergencies.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
