calamity
Example Sentences
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On Sunday, one club could go a long way to saving their season and edging the other towards the drop as crisis meets calamity.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Leading a mule train into the tunnels, Ondro faces a calamity that enters the history books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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 was a veteran, meeting every calamity with a cheerful steadiness.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing calamity
The Crossover
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List 8
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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