court disaster
Example Sentences
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Superstitious sippers must not break their teapot, pour tea back into the teapot, drink the kettle dry or drink out of the spout, lest they court disaster.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023
In scene after scene, he seems to court disaster with a cavalier disregard for his safety — courageous, yes, but arguably a poor form of leadership, given what followed.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022
John Hickenlooper, the former governor of Colorado, said that this approach would court disaster.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 31, 2019
German diplomats warn that redrawing boundaries in a region still reeling from war would court disaster.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2019
Army of nearly three times those numbers was to diverge south-west towards Bar-sur-Seine and Sens. So unequal a partition of forces seemed to court disaster.
From The Life of Napoleon I (Complete) by Rose, John Holland
