How to Use disaster in a Sentence

disaster

noun

• 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.
• Quarterback Zach Wilson is a disaster at the end of his second year.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2022
• Victims can apply for other forms of disaster assistance.
  — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
• When asked who helped them the most, many survivors pointed to people like local aid groups and nonprofits — not authorities specifically tasked with disaster aid and recovery.
  — The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2022
• As the potential new lead of the nation's federal national disaster response, Noem may also face questions about her handling of devastating floods in her state.
  — Lexie Schapitl, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
• 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
• Donate the money to the Southern California fire disaster funds.
  — Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
• Related article What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 1 Feb 2025