calamity
Example Sentences
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Mr. Bird carried the weight of a calamity you never get over, and a lot of other weight, too, emerging as one of the most consequential figures in the history of American sport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
He also said that the government had declared a "state of calamity" in Juiz de Fora.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Arundell's calamity came just before the end of a pulsating half when he took Steyn out in the air.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Our report found that by the time of the Deepwater Horizon calamity, federal regulators had been routinely rubber-stamping new ventures into deep water.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
He could not have fallen victim to any other sort of calamity.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Vocabulary lists containing calamity
The Crossover
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