doom
Example Sentences
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With eight third-place teams advancing out of group play, a win here would give either Scotland or Haiti a solid shot at going through while a draw could doom both.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
As athletic director at USC, Cohen understands the reasons for their doom and gloom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
"We don't want to put doom and gloom on everything because we are a very innovative industry," she said.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The track is a harbinger—the album is filled with the sound of recorded speech drifting through the ether, and many of them carry messages of doom.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
A scream was building in Sarai’s mind, and, with it, an awful presentiment that the pall of doom of the past day had been leading to this moment.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing doom
"Sonnet 55" by William Shakespeare
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Similes from Top AP English Exam Novels
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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