calamity

Example Sentences

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A second friendly defeat in four days was no calamity since it came on the back of an admirable performance, unworthy of booing.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The world has regularly obliged by rushing to buy Treasury debt at a lower yield than before the calamity because of the risk-free securities’ haven status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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

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

In wandering round the shattered walls and through the devastated interior, I gathered evidence that the calamity was not of late occurrence.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë