calamitous

Example Sentences

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A calamitous 5-2 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday marked a new low point in Spurs' shambolic season.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

New plan: Pretend to be from the future and insist that the only way to avoid a calamitous chain of events is if Nirvanna plays a show at the Rivoli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The shift is most enduring and consequential across Europe, where the trans-Atlantic partnership that kept the peace after two calamitous world wars is at risk of unraveling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Julien Harneis, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, said he feared the calamitous situation would go under the radar until the death toll mounts.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

I was such a calamitous whirlwind of stupidity!

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith