How to Use disaster in a Sentence

disaster

noun
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  • They're trying to find a way to avoid disaster.
  • The dinner party was a complete disaster.
  • The new regulations could be a disaster for smaller businesses.
  • The program examined several bridge failures and other engineering disasters.
  • While the events that led to the wreck are murky, the disaster has made some things clear.
    — Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 16 June 2023
  • In the area around the Fukushima plant the impact of the disaster is eerily clear.
    — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The crash is the worst air disaster in the Himalayan nation in 30 years.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Storm Daniel was the worst disaster in Greece for 400 years, but could become the norm.
    — Keir Simmons, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Both Ukraine and Russia have blamed the other side for the disaster.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
  • Or maybe Abreu was the lucky one to avoid being blamed for this Sox disaster.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2023
  • But this didn’t have to be a disaster, Ms. Williams-Butler added.
    — Dan Koeppel, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • And asking Davis to handle all of it could be a recipe for disaster.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Pity Martinez was more or less a disaster in his brief time in MLS.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The speed with which Covid raced through the country in the past month has been a public health disaster for China.
    — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Those of us who are concerned see two paths to disaster.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 14 Apr. 2023
  • If the doors are left open, the mimizu will escape, causing disaster.
    — Kayti Burt, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Losing a kayak on the road would be a complete disaster.
    — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The disaster raised questions about why storm sirens didn’t sound.
    — Jaida Joyner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
  • This could be a recipe for disaster or...disaster, but the fun kind.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 May 2024
  • The simple fact is that this state and county have set themselves on a course to disaster.
    — Jason F. Poje, National Review, 11 May 2023
  • There were some signs of slowing but not the disaster people think.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
  • This year alone, Texas has already seen back-to-back disasters.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Both in Türkiye and Syria and other places around the world under the strain of recent disasters.
    — Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In the wake of the disaster, lessons have been learned, and steps taken to ensure Notre Dame’s protection in the future.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The mosque attack is at least the third disaster in Pakistan since Sunday.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The extent of the disaster came as a shock to Pfeifer and many other Sanibel residents.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Tensions boil over and egos come to a head, leaving everyone frayed and on the edge of disaster.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The Stars' 4-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights was a disaster in just about every aspect.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • If Calais Campbell hadn’t signed with the Dolphins at the last minute Miami’s defense would be a disaster.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The Tanner Jeannot trade was a disaster by any measure.
    — Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025

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