disaster
Example Sentences
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Thousands remained displaced and more than 450 injured following the magnitude-7.8 quake that struck off the southern island of Mindanao on Monday, according to national and local disaster agencies, with four people now believed missing.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Communications professionals, previously relegated to the periphery, are now front and center in the C-suite, partly emboldened by CEOs’ fears that even the smallest misstep can swiftly balloon into a corporate disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The country's national disaster agency said reports of casualties were "still being verified".
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Unlike most disaster sites, where the scars eventually disappear, at BJ Medical College grief has become a permanent resident.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
One wrong formula on their part—or one inaccurate piece of data provided to me or one mistaken calculation by me—could mean a disaster for the astronaut and a tragedy for his family.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
Did You Planet? Words With Surprisingly Spacey Origins
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Oh, My Stars! A Solstice Sampler
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Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
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