catastrophic

Example Sentences

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In 2009, he told me, he worked on a graduate research project on exactly that chokepoint: how critical it was, how catastrophic its closure would be for the global economy.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

In the 20th century, several catastrophic glacial lake outbursts took place, including a 1941 incident in Peru that killed at least 1,800 people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He forecasts 3% global GDP growth this year, a far from catastrophic outcome.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Then, when she was 12, her oldest brother Rupert, a French horn player and star music school student, suffered catastrophic brain injuries in a car crash.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

One need hardly dwell on the catastrophic possibility of uttering a bantering remark only to discover it wholly inappropriate.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro