calamitous
Example Sentences
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That same year produced one of the most calamitous nights in tournament history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The 2015-16 Premier League winners then suffered a further fall from grace last term with a calamitous campaign that saw them drop into League One.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Zubrin linked Musk's potential for failure to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's calamitous campaign in Russia.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
After the spray of resignations, fury and anger a month ago following Labour's calamitous election results, the Makerfield by-election campaign had put a temporary cork in the bottle of the party's dissent.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
I was such a calamitous whirlwind of stupidity!
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Vocabulary lists containing calamitous
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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