calamity

Example Sentences

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It was a prelude to the chaos and calamity that was to come this season.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

But Hanke warned that lawmakers were basing their policy decisions on fears of an unlikely calamity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

He also said that the government had declared a "state of calamity" in Juiz de Fora.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

“The worst calamity that everyone had in mind didn’t happen,” said Jeffrey Cleveland, chief economist at Payden & Rygel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

But the calamity could be postponed, at least for a while, if the sun was fortified for its battles with the stars.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann