often attributive
1
: a day of final judgment
2
: a time of catastrophic destruction and death
Examples of doomsday in a Sentence
a warning that doomsday is near
The book explores a doomsday scenario in which an asteroid hits the Earth.
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Las Vegas — The president of Cisco rejects the doomsday warnings from some tech leaders that artificial intelligence will make entry-level jobs vanish.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
By Matt Egan, CNN Las Vegas — The president of Cisco rejects the doomsday warnings from some tech leaders that artificial intelligence will make entry-level jobs vanish.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
But doomsday pronouncements around the tariffs have abated since then.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Ohtani’s cramping incident that cut short his pitching outing on Wednesday was a bullet dodged in a doomsday scenario.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
By Matt Egan, CNN Las Vegas — The president of Cisco rejects the doomsday warnings from some tech leaders that artificial intelligence will make entry-level jobs vanish.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
But doomsday pronouncements around the tariffs have abated since then.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Ohtani’s cramping incident that cut short his pitching outing on Wednesday was a bullet dodged in a doomsday scenario.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doomsday
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsday. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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