Explore Calamity through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like catastrophe or disaster. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Calamity in a sentence
Calamity meaning
- An event resulting in great loss.
- The distress that results from some disaster.
Synonyms of Calamity
Using Calamity
- The main meaning on this page is: An event resulting in great loss. | The distress that results from some disaster.
- Useful related words include: catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm.
- In the example corpus, calamity often appears in combinations such as: of calamity, the calamity, calamity and.
Context around Calamity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Calamity
- In this selection, "calamity" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, financial, general, terrible, yet, yousaf and hustle stand out and add context to how "calamity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a general calamity but it and a natural calamity is to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "calamity" sits close to words such as aspiration, azure and bauchi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with calamity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Cyclone was assigned a Bengali name meaning calamity. (9 words)
And so it has seemed, with Humza Calamity Yousaf’s tenure of office. (13 words)
He said, “The situation we have in Niger Delta in terms of security is a calamity. (16 words)
More than $10 billion has been donated to Pakistan at the world’s first donor meeting in Geneva, which was held expressly to aid those affected by the climate-related calamity of this year’s floods. (36 words)
How could you set it up such that you wouldn’t get blamed for the financial calamity, yet bring the financial calamity on for your benefit and the benefits of your closest buddies? (33 words)
More than 180,000 people were evacuated in India and Pakistan in the last few days as authorities braced for the cyclone, named Biparjoy, which means 'disaster' or 'calamity' in the Bengali language. (33 words)
How could you set it up such that you wouldn’t get blamed for the financial calamity, yet bring the financial calamity on for your benefit and the benefits of your closest buddies? (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
How could you set it up such that you wouldn’t get blamed for the financial calamity, yet bring the financial calamity on for your benefit and the benefits of your closest buddies?
Webster wrote, "slavery is a great sin and a general calamity – but it is not our sin, though it may prove to be a terrible calamity to us in the north.
And so it has seemed, with Humza Calamity Yousaf’s tenure of office.
At the moment, another one of Reynold’s newest projects titled Calamity Hustle has also started a bidding competition between Amazon MGM Studios, Warner Bros., Netflix, and more.
Biparjoy, which means "calamity" in the Bengali language, hit the state of Gujarat with speeds of up to 125kmh, blowing roofs off houses and uprooting trees and electricity poles.
Despite common belief, these rare and kindly creatures are meant to serve as positive symbols, especially when the themes of death and calamity become more prominent in the story.
Developing 30 per cent of it would be an environmental calamity, according to analysts, but would also yield around $900m (£725m) on international markets.
Even before the Great Calamity, the two were instrumental in the initial recovery of the Sheikah Slate and other ancient Sheikah technology.
He said, “The situation we have in Niger Delta in terms of security is a calamity.
His death, along with two others from his ministry, was the second calamity in four days for Ukraine, after a Russian missile strike on an apartment building killed dozens of civilians.
It might work well for some businesses though, like gaming, where a breach an year or two after launch isn't a calamity.
Loco: Chaos, Calamity, and Coal Chamber, the bestselling author of Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica.
Missing out on Halaand bcos of ageing Benz or Endrick is annoying and ignoring talents like Mudryk is another calamity.
More than $10 billion has been donated to Pakistan at the world’s first donor meeting in Geneva, which was held expressly to aid those affected by the climate-related calamity of this year’s floods.
More than 180,000 people were evacuated in India and Pakistan in the last few days as authorities braced for the cyclone, named Biparjoy, which means 'disaster' or 'calamity' in the Bengali language.
One way of saving lives in case of a natural calamity is to reconnect with older methods of architecture and construction.
Or if they haven't overlooked it, they could fear the possibility that it could happen relatively soon since Calamity Ganon and Ganondorf have both been defeated.
Still, the Bargainer Statues seem like one of the most compelling avenues for a new game if Nintendo wants to stick with the Calamity continuity.
The boy who cried wolf, on the other hand, reminds us that those who warn of calamity are sometimes right.
The Cyclone was assigned a Bengali name meaning calamity.
Common combinations with calamity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of calamity 34×
- the calamity 29×
- calamity and 11×
- and calamity 10×
- calamity that 9×
- calamity of 8×
- this calamity 8×
- calamity is 7×
- calamity to 6×
- calamity jane 6×