emergency
Example Sentences
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Abdullah, 15, says he would prefer to have his phone on him just in case there is an emergency at home.
From BBC
It is a demanding sprint that assumes everything goes right: no medical emergencies, no joblessness and strong financial markets.
From MarketWatch
Warsh said the asset-buying policy, which came to be known as quantitative easing, was an appropriate emergency measure but needed to be reversed once the crisis passed.
From Barron's
“This is the Lithian second capital—the City of Scholars. We have dropped you at the edge of it. We can take you no further; nereids do not walk, except in great and urgent emergencies.”
From Literature
The market rupture was an emergency for America’s largest banks, and as the Fed official best connected on Wall Street, Warsh took a leading role coordinating the Fed’s policy response.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
