calamitous
Example Sentences
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Rock has endured a calamitous first Premier League campaign and on this form it's hard to see where his first point will come from.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Two further defeats, including a calamitous 5-2 Champions League loss at Atletico Madrid, led to speculation Tudor could be replaced after less than a month at the helm.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 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
Now, on the rebound from my calamitous entanglement with the nordwand, I was prepared to lower my sights.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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