On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Disaster. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as catastrophe or destruction and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Disaster in a sentence

Disaster | Disasters | Disasterous

Disaster meaning

  1. An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
  2. An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
  3. A skateboard trick involving a 180-degree ollie, landing on the center of the board with the front trucks facing towards the ramp and the back trucks over the lip. The skater then leans forwards to return in the ramp.

Synonyms of Disaster

catastrophe destruction bad luck misfortune cataclysm tragedy calamity hard knocks hardship adversity devastation

Example sentences (20)

According to the State Disaster Operation Center, it rained in 128 tehsils of the state from 6 am to 12 am on Saturday.

Africa was on the eve of social, religious and financial disaster and famine — nonetheless happening right now.

Afghanistan is in the grips of a humanitarian disaster that deepened with the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021.

According to Ramaphosa, the auditor-general would be involved to guard against the misuse of funds during the state of disaster.

Abdu, who said flood is a natural disaster, said the incident was triggered by human activities.

Genoa bridge disaster - Following the Genoa bridge disaster many still remain homeless according to local media.

After a deadly gas leaks from a factory in Bhopal, brave railway workers risk their lives to save others in the face of an unspeakable disaster.

The Book of Judges has two tragic bookends, and is largely a story of disaster after disaster in-between.

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In order to make our infrastructure disaster resilient, India is launching a Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.

Solidarity says history will prove that disaster funds will no doubt again be looted during the electricity state of disaster.

Aaron Rodgers frequently bounces back from disaster games with monster performances.

Afghanistan’s Natural Disaster Management officials in the province said the damage to the building was extensive but no casualties were reported.

A Celtic statement read: "Please note that prior to kick-off at Ibrox there will be a minute's silence to remember the victims of the Ibrox Disaster.

But in political terms, preventing nuclear disaster was far easier than preventing climate disaster.

A belief that Aaron Boone’s team, barring disaster, will reach the postseason.

The Death and Disaster paintings included Red Car Crash, Purple Jumping Man, and Orange Disaster.

All donations will go to the National Disaster Center to be distributed to the districts, villages and communities hit by the disaster.

When I did my study of the 2011 triple disaster, I actually did my research interviews in January 2012, nearly a year after the disaster.

A Disaster Kick gets Cody out of trouble as Solo Sikoa comes out as well.

Awareness will increase throughout the SolarWinds disaster but action is needed to mitigate the impacts of the next systemic risk disaster.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "disaster" in a sentence?
An example: "According to the State Disaster Operation Center, it rained in 128 tehsils of the state from 6 am to 12 am on Saturday." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "disaster" from real English texts.
What does "disaster" mean?
Disaster means: An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
What are synonyms of "disaster"?
Common synonyms of "disaster" include: catastrophe, destruction, bad luck, misfortune, cataclysm, tragedy, calamity, hard knocks. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "disaster" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "disaster", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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