calamities
Example Sentences
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Spurs' first aim will be to avoid any calamities like their red card against Crystal Palace in their previous home league game.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
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
There is a way that these repetitive movements can ward off calamities, outfox deterioration, at least to a point.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025
Most presidents spend most of their time dealing with the fortunes and calamities they inherited from their predecessors.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025
Forager societies were hardly immune to natural disasters, and suffered from periods of want and hunger, but they were usually able to deal with such calamities more easily.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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